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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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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
Bompastor summoned first her million-dollar USWNT winger in Alyssa Thompson from the bench, then two-time WSL Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Khatami summoned me and heard my warning.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
In the spring of 1976 Lightfoot summoned his band to Eastern Sound Studios on Yorkville Avenue in Toronto for a five-day session, noon to six each day, to put Summertime Dream on vinyl.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
News of the massive military meeting was announced last week, when Hegseth summoned the top brass, who were not informed about the purpose of the meeting in advance.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from all over the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, with little notice.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Even after the Tennessee National Guard was summoned to restore order, staunch segregationists refused to let up.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
There, officers were summoned to the front of a nearby home where a man was found just outside.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday summoned the Pentagon's top commanders from around the world to a meeting in Virginia next week.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Khatami summoned me and heard my warning.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
In the spring of 1976 Lightfoot summoned his band to Eastern Sound Studios on Yorkville Avenue in Toronto for a five-day session, noon to six each day, to put Summertime Dream on vinyl.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
News of the massive military meeting was announced last week, when Hegseth summoned the top brass, who were not informed about the purpose of the meeting in advance.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from all over the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, with little notice.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Even after the Tennessee National Guard was summoned to restore order, staunch segregationists refused to let up.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
There, officers were summoned to the front of a nearby home where a man was found just outside.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday summoned the Pentagon's top commanders from around the world to a meeting in Virginia next week.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summoned
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The divisions included endurance and sports race cars, supercars, flat track motorcycles, sprint cars, drift cars, vintage IndyCars, NASCAR, ASF Cup cars (American Speed Festival) and a new group called LROC (Ladies Race of Champions).—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Right tackle Trey Pipkins III was called for holding.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Days after a gunman drove a truck into a Grand Blanc Township church and opened fire on worshippers, killing four people and wounding eight, hundreds gathered in Flint for a community safety briefing focused on crisis response and prevention in houses of worship.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday night, hundreds of people gathered to remember the teenagers, according to CNN affiliate WABC.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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After that, the Cubs mustered just two more hits, both singles.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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After all, the Titans had mustered just 109 yards of total offense and hadn’t scored a touchdown until that point.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Then one day, the teacher asked if anyone knew about the Holocaust.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Chief Investigator Maria Stewart at 513-946-8700.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of students and faculty members convened in front of the school’s South Building, with many individuals wearing masks and holding flags, WRAL reported.—
Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Grand juries are often convened for high-level felony and public corruption cases.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Who would have thought Spurgeon would be here a dozen years after being invited to camp in 2010 as an unsigned New York Islanders sixth-round pick?—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The United Community Center invited Early Learning Center's staff to apply for positions under new ownership, according to Moore's email to parents.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Reaching the Frontier Over the past year, ByteDance has assembled top AI talent, hiring a former vice president of Google DeepMind to lead AI foundational research and luring other engineers and researchers away from Alibaba and other start-ups, the Financial Times reported in December.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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They were delivered fully assembled and dynamically balanced from the company’s production base on the Yangtze River.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Grealish later hailed him as the game’s outstanding player.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Apocalypse was hailed as a refreshing multi-season crossover for the franchise, harnessing its penchant for grisly mayhem and subversive fun in exhilarating fashion while bringing back beloved characters from previous seasons in a truly wild AHS mash-up.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Summoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summoned. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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