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summoned

verb

past tense of summon
1
as in called
to demand or request the presence or service of without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office

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2
as in gathered
to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to summon a bright smile despite the gloomy day

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3
as in mustered
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command summoned a special session of parliament

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Recent Examples of summoned After receiving a letter of protest, President Meyer summoned a general meeting on November 23. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 Peters and two other men were summoned to appear on charges of discharging a gun in public. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Eventually, Nike and NSAF staff summoned Jane Doe, and brought her to [one of her parents]. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 The evening started in the restaurant’s outdoor area in the back, where guests gathered over margaritas and mingled before being summoned inside. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Green and an athletic trainer immediately ran out from the dugout, and a cart was summoned. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Suspicions quickly turned to Lizzie as the murderer, even though police were summoned almost immediately and Lizzie showed no signs of blood spatter, on either her clothing or hair. — Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The cursed island town in Widow’s Bay has summoned all kinds of supernatural entities, much to the dismay of its residents. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 But in a rematch against a hazardous defense that pulverized Allen and his offensive mates last year, the key difference-maker was Moore, the trade acquisition the Bills summoned to achieve exactly this. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summoned
  1. called
  2. gathered
  3. mustered
  4. asked
  5. convened
  6. invited
  7. assembled
  8. hailed
Verb
  • Williams watched the record-breaking performance on TV from his home in Glen Ellyn and called Crow-Armstrong after the game to congratulate the 24-year-old.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Rays Hall of Famer Carl Crawford was a three-time winner of the award — formally called the Don Zimmer MVP award and presented by the Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of called
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  • Hours after the tragedy occurred, dozens of community members and teenagers gathered in Manhattan’s East Village at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue to pay tribute to Serkov.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors assembled thousands of pages of text messages and emails, obtained bank and flight records, gathered corroborating witnesses, and collected video footage of freak-offs and the damning tape of Combs attacking Ventura.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • On a weekend in the NFL that featured record scoring numbers across the league, the Broncos mustered their lowest scoring output in a regular-season road game since at 41-10 loss to Baltimore in Week 9 of the 2024 season.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Pete Alonso pulled the Orioles within a run with a two-run homer in the fifth, but that was all Baltimore mustered.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of mustered
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  • Jones downplayed the significance of Hamilton's familiarity with Kennesaw State's coaching staff when asked on Tuesday.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The costs of keeping the plant going have recently become clear – as has who might be asked to foot the bill.
    — Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of asked
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  • In 2001, in response to such critiques, the Smithsonian convened a blue-ribbon commission of historians and others led by Richard Darman, a former top aide in Republican White Houses.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That meeting was convened to prepare a formal resolution that the Bay Program could approve in December.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of convened
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  • The one who took a young player under his wing this summer and invited him into his house.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Her father, Skip Panettiere, is on the guest list as are a handful of Hollywood heavyweights and celebrities, though her mom, Lesley Vogel, her former boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were not invited, per TMZ.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of invited
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  • Dolce’s cool, reductive architectural sense, with its airy vistas and great open spaces inside and out (perfect for their energetic Labradors, Lola and her son, Dali), is cluttered with the eclectic bounty that Gabbana has assembled over the years.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The masa must then be mixed with fat, broth and salt and aerated to achieve the right consistency before the tamales can be assembled, carefully wrapped and cooked.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose deputies played a leading role in the discussions, hailed the agreement.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • An irritated Pitts hailed a cab and headed down the West Side Highway.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of hailed

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“Summoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summoned. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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