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as in calls
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 musters
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
summoned a special session of parliament
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Recent Examples of summons
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
However, John Doe summonses are not limited to cryptocurrency and are a common IRS tool for all types of financial transactions involving private financial information the government may want for investigative and tax enforcement efforts.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
He has not been arrested or summonsed, but police Monday said the incident is still being investigated.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Noun
The division has handled around 2,400 jobs since their launch and has helped issue 2,400 summonses, made 132 arrests, and seized 91 mopeds, 17 e-bikes, and 352 vehicles tied to constant complaints.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
However, John Doe summonses are not limited to cryptocurrency and are a common IRS tool for all types of financial transactions involving private financial information the government may want for investigative and tax enforcement efforts.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
In November 2023, Ivanka Trump was summonsed to the New York State Supreme Court to testify against her father, Donald Trump, in a civil real estate fraud trial.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
He has not been arrested or summonsed, but police Monday said the incident is still being investigated.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summons
Noun
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The operation appears to directly violate a court injunction issued in April to require warrants by Border Patrol, according to two law professors.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration Customs Enforcement and US Customs and Border Protection officers were executing warrants at the marijuana grow sites and were met with hundreds of protesters.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
Verb
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Dorothy's entourage accompanying her through Oz includes the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow, much like Michelle's trek gathers the Kid Cosmo robot, Keats, and the quirky size-swapping 'bot called Herman.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Its workforce is being slashed in half, and there have been deep cuts to the Office for Civil Rights and the Institute of Education Sciences, which gathers data on the nation’s academic progress.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The subpoenas, reviewed by attorneys and shared with the Associated Press, are signed by officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' anti-fraud unit but not by a judge.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena to Harvard last month demanding the documents.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
Noun
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This expansion beyond rooms and suites is a marker of a wider shift in luxury writ large.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
19 July 2025
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Crime writ large in the downtown neighborhood is down 6% year-to-date.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Every facility in Illinois gets directions to make sure that anyone who asks to fast during Ramadan is allowed and able to do so, Easton said.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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With Richie in Kiko's crosshairs and the clock ticking, Conrad asks his wife, Maeve (Helen Mirren), to make the decision.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As the group assembles in the Werk Room, Jewels, who won the bottom-two lip-sync against Arrietty, reads her sister's lipstick mirror message, which sends shockwaves through the room.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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To describe this dystopian reality, Clapp assembles a narrative that is part history, part sociology, part horrifying travelogue.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The show hails from Morgan's 30 Rock costar Tina Fey, who will executive-produce alongside her former 30 Rock creative teammates Robert Carlock and Sam Means.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The series hails from Apple Studios and is produced by Tropper Ink.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Summons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summons. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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