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 The soldier who admonished Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's group for laughing after taking photos at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after a Veterans Day ceremony was summoned to the Pentagon on Thursday and awarded a medal. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026 Rapt throngs were materializing out of nowhere, summoned by signals that had circled the planet. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2026 Impressed by Krukoff ’s doggedness, Carnahan summoned him to his office in Manhattan for an interview. — Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026 France summoned Iran’s ambassador on Tuesday after accusing Tehran of a cyberattack that disabled refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets last week. — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026 The French government summoned Iran's ambassador Tuesday morning after Paris said Monday that the findings of an investigation laid the blame for the hacks on Shahid Kaveh, an affiliate of the cyber unit of the powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026 In her opening statement, defense attorney Carmen Robinson said Morris, an Afghanistan war veteran, suffered from PTSD and persecution delusions, and was acting in self-defense, believing that his family had summoned police to murder him. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026 Prosecutors have requested that the members be summoned for questioning, but the judge has not ordered it. — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026 These songs leave a lot to the imagination, so these kids are summoned in these poetic portraits. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summoned
  1. called
  2. gathered
  3. mustered
  4. asked
  5. convened
  6. invited
  7. assembled
  8. hailed
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  • But on November 29, 1777, a small group of Spanish settlers moved into the area to establish a civilian agricultural town, called El Pueblo de San Jose, to provide food for the missions and presidios.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of called
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  • This week, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy conference ADIPEC, senior executives and CEOs from the energy industry gathered to discuss the challenges facing the industry under the Chatham House Rule.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At the news conference, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said investigators at his office gathered video evidence, interviewed witnesses and worked closely with prosecutors to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • The Wave, Eidevall duly noted, mustered a seven-month run worth remembering.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The day Childress finally mustered the courage to ask his superiors how to quit, he was met with bafflement.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of mustered
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  • Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-SPEAK UP, the Detroit Police Department Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260 or Detroit Rewards TV.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • One of the North Texans, Pamelia Stanford, was to the point when asked about Talarico’s lead in Tarrant County.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of asked
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  • Markets were on tenterhooks ahead of the decision amid reports that the chip giant’s board had convened to discuss his future with the company.
    — Liz Napolitano,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has convened an emergency meeting about industry safety next week.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of convened
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  • We are invited into conversations that extend well beyond square footage, rental rates and purchase prices.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Israeli President's Office said Eisenkot will be invited to the president's residence on Sunday where he will be formally tasked with forming the government.
    — Jamie Dorrington, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of invited
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  • Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.
    — AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Its latest product is a magnetic modular display system designed to be assembled quickly, packed away when not in use, and used to add up to three additional screens to a laptop.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • The new lawsuit against Lyft named several examples of people across the country who hailed a ride on the platform but had one — or, in some cases, several — drivers refuse to take them to their destination, including as recently as last month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Baird hailed Ingle’s campaign and her focus on education as a key issue.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of hailed

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“Summoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summoned. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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