1
as in summoned
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
convened the members of the council for an emergency session
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as in gathered
to come together into one body or place
the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker
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Recent Examples of convened
Last week, Colbert convened Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers and John Oliver for a visit on one of his last few episodes.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
The federal government convened task forces.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 May 2026
That same month, a group of prosecutors and agents convened a meeting to discuss any open investigations that involved Maduro or Alex Saab.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Powell quickly convened his central bank colleagues for two rare emergency meetings in March 2020 to slash interest rates to near-zero and inject liquidity into the financial system through a lending program.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
After defense lawyers, prosecutors and Judge Curtis Farber convened in court to decide how to respond, Weinstein attorney Marc Agnifilo said court officers had told him Weinstein was experiencing chest pains.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The state convened a public forum about the deal, hearing testimony about what had happened.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 14 May 2026
In 2025, the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) — a leading professional organization of psychiatrists and researchers — convened a summit on antidepressant deprescribing, bringing together 45 international experts who reached agreement on 44 of 50 consensus statements.
—Jonathan Slater, STAT, 13 May 2026
For the 2025 version, our approximately 10 pairings of drivers and navigators arrived on a Wednesday and convened at Monaco’s Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo to sign in and receive preliminary instructions for the next day’s start.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
The federal government convened task forces.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 May 2026
That same month, a group of prosecutors and agents convened a meeting to discuss any open investigations that involved Maduro or Alex Saab.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Powell quickly convened his central bank colleagues for two rare emergency meetings in March 2020 to slash interest rates to near-zero and inject liquidity into the financial system through a lending program.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
After defense lawyers, prosecutors and Judge Curtis Farber convened in court to decide how to respond, Weinstein attorney Marc Agnifilo said court officers had told him Weinstein was experiencing chest pains.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The state convened a public forum about the deal, hearing testimony about what had happened.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 14 May 2026
In 2025, the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) — a leading professional organization of psychiatrists and researchers — convened a summit on antidepressant deprescribing, bringing together 45 international experts who reached agreement on 44 of 50 consensus statements.
—Jonathan Slater, STAT, 13 May 2026
For the 2025 version, our approximately 10 pairings of drivers and navigators arrived on a Wednesday and convened at Monaco’s Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo to sign in and receive preliminary instructions for the next day’s start.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convened
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Messier addresses the mess Prior to practice the next day at Rye Playland, Keenan summoned a select group of Rangers beat writers into his office and asked them to turn off their tape recorders.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Within hours of Ben-Gvir releasing the videos, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands had summoned Israel’s ambassadors to seek an explanation for the treatment of their citizens.—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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The project draws on testimonies Ozirna gathered in the war’s early days, including accounts of families forced to crawl across their floors to avoid being seen.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Gillman was part of a panel of experts that gathered at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach to weigh in on a degree’s worth.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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Slater mustered up the last ounce of energy.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Rafaela joined Abreu on the bases with a hit-by-pitch, but that was all the Red Sox mustered.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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California’s race for governor hit a critical moment on May 14, as the state’s top candidates met for their final debatebefore the June primary.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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King County took a similar approach, building ongoing provider partnerships centered on measurable outcomes and tying contract renewal directly to whether those outcomes were met.—
Caroline Whistler,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Wahl added in the later news conference that the mother of one suspect called police hours before the shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Last year, the chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, a network of four schools that includes Merritt, proposed a merger with nearby Laney College to create something called Oakland City College.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Anthropic found that their system, freed from task constraints, converged on the densest patterns in human writing about meaning.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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More frequent access Asparouhov said that several trend lines have converged, enabling Varda and United Therapeutics to collaborate.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Fox even had its chief technology officer address the assembled at its upfront presentation.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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This reduction in mechanical complexity allows the system to be manufactured and assembled using standard US factory infrastructure and existing supply chains, which is intended to decrease both costs and deployment timelines.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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However, unlike the X-37B, Shenlong has rendezvoused with other objects in space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Convened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convened. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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