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Recent Examples of summonses
Warrants were issued for some of the individuals, and summonses for others.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
New York police have issued several summonses and made some arrests at past SantaCons.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The company similarly ignored 19 summonses in February of this year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Goodman, the deputy commissioner, said the New York Department of Sanitation has issued about 6,000 summonses so far this year for dirty sidewalks, though those violations cover all types of litter.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
The department started issuing warnings for noncompliant buildings last April but was only sending summonses to those that had more than 30 apartments and exceeded four warnings.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2026
Each of the drivers received citations and criminal summonses, including for unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
But a state court database shows that a motorist named Vincent Battiloro received 14 traffic summonses for a crash in Cranford on Monday.
—New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Matt Schooley, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
New York police have issued several summonses and made some arrests at past SantaCons.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The company similarly ignored 19 summonses in February of this year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Goodman, the deputy commissioner, said the New York Department of Sanitation has issued about 6,000 summonses so far this year for dirty sidewalks, though those violations cover all types of litter.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
The department started issuing warnings for noncompliant buildings last April but was only sending summonses to those that had more than 30 apartments and exceeded four warnings.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2026
Each of the drivers received citations and criminal summonses, including for unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
But a state court database shows that a motorist named Vincent Battiloro received 14 traffic summonses for a crash in Cranford on Monday.
—New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summonses
Noun
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Another arrest during the operation involved Christian Villagomez, 29, of Clarkesville, who authorities said was taken into custody on outstanding fishing violation warrants.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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That seclusion becomes particularly problematic when one day the police show up at their door with warrants to take away all of Philip’s computers and hard drives.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The subpoenas were crucial in getting the names of children and their families so the DOJ could interview them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The subpoenas were crucial in getting the names of children and their families so the Justice Department could interview them.—
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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That hormones shape our moods and feelings, wire our brains and guide numerous, diverse processes throughout the body means that the practice of endocrinology is not based around any particular organ.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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This can include things like what processes underlie biological behaviors and what pathways and networks regulate those processes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Summonses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summonses. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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