1
as in to summon
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
convened the members of the council for an emergency session
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of convene
Macron convened European leaders for emergency meetings on Ukraine in Paris last week as top U.S. officials held talks with Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine and Europe.
—
Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
This week, the NFL world will convene in Indianapolis for the annual scouting combine.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
The German parliament convenes for its last regular session before the general election.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Should Pope Francis step down due to health concerns, a papal conclave would be convened to elect a new pope.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for convene
Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
This week, the NFL world will convene in Indianapolis for the annual scouting combine.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
The German parliament convenes for its last regular session before the general election.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Should Pope Francis step down due to health concerns, a papal conclave would be convened to elect a new pope.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for convene
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convene
Verb
-
That plan may preclude the Astros from summoning Smith to the major leagues for the remainder of 2025.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
-
The team summons Baltazar and Chipembere, who confirm that it was kept near the urn.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
-
About 100 technologists, brand managers and executives gathered to hear passionate talk about how artificial intelligence will affect consumer trends.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The home support, angry at referee Rob Jones throughout, could barely muster an appeal for a penalty given the cleanness of the challenge.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
-
The speaker seems to want to get through this as quickly as possible, with as much dignity as can be mustered.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Avs looking forward Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland met with local media earlier this week and hinted captain Gabriel Landeskog likely wasn’t coming back before the end of the regular season.—
Pierre LeBrun,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
-
Unlike a year ago in February, when the teams met in uptown, Seth Curry wasn’t relegated to joining father Dell Curry as a guest analyst in the FanDuel Sports Southeast booth because of an injury.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
-
Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
Verb
-
As Emily continues to investigate the Zhang siblings’ work, their lives converge to devastating effect in the Zhang family dim sum restaurant.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
-
Artists, tastemakers and executives converged in Kingston, Jamaica February 19 through 23, 2025 for the third annual Island Music Conference (IMC).—
Janeé Bolden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Eventually, Nick Cannon, Fredro Starr, and the crew assembled their top five in order.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
-
Many of the pieces were assembled by the designer himself.—
Alberto Calabrese,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
SpaceX has yet to conduct a mission to orbit or test out how Starship will rendezvous with another vehicle for refueling in space, a maneuver the company must perfect to supply the vehicle with enough fuel to get to the moon.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
-
That night, when Noor rendezvoused with Peter, Catherine Rose in their secret meeting place, Sami called with the bad news, before boarding a plane with the mother.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Convene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convene. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share