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1
as in summoning
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 meeting
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 convening
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Last month, 100 respected Black and Jewish leaders gathered in Miami at the first national convening of its kind in a generation.
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Michael Stevens,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Disruptions caused by the war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will also hasten the oil industry’s adoption of AI, AIQ CEO Dennis Jol said at the convening.
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Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
Last month, the Wie Suite, a membership community for female leaders, hosted its first destination event, a convening of founders and C-level executives at Miraval Resorts in the Berkshires aimed at accelerating their next chapter.
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Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
The convening model adds another layer, creating a physical gathering that turns the audience into community and community into commerce.
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Lin Cherry,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
From May 12 until May 23, check back daily for the best photos of all the A-listers convening on the Croisette in couture.
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Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Mimosa Jones Tunney,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The shot must still be approved by the FDA and formally recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee, which has been blocked from convening by a federal judge.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
The Foreign Policy Committee took the unusual step of convening on an almost daily basis from early January.
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Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
Cruz acknowledged the awkwardness of convening a hearing on the topic of college sports while larger global crises erupt.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
And outside the university, the cycling community is strong, convening at spots such as the Davis Bike Collective and Davis Bike Club.
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Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
Instead of convening advisory committees, Makary brought together rubber stamp panels to endorse the administration’s agenda.
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Joshua M. Sharfstein,
STAT,
16 May 2026
Many artists in the show are familiar to art audiences, but some, says Scheinman, will be brand new to the museum directors and curators, dealers, collectors and advisers convening in Switzerland this summer.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
That support represents one of the largest private commitments ever made on behalf of theoretical physics, including faculty research; graduate student and postdoc support; and inter-institutional conferences, workshops, visiting scholars and a network-wide convening every two years.
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Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Last month, 100 respected Black and Jewish leaders gathered in Miami at the first national convening of its kind in a generation.
—
Michael Stevens,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Disruptions caused by the war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will also hasten the oil industry’s adoption of AI, AIQ CEO Dennis Jol said at the convening.
—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
Last month, the Wie Suite, a membership community for female leaders, hosted its first destination event, a convening of founders and C-level executives at Miraval Resorts in the Berkshires aimed at accelerating their next chapter.
—
Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
The convening model adds another layer, creating a physical gathering that turns the audience into community and community into commerce.
—
Lin Cherry,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
From May 12 until May 23, check back daily for the best photos of all the A-listers convening on the Croisette in couture.
—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Verb
In April of this year, the largest EdTech convening ASU-GSV was abuzz with the word agency.
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Mimosa Jones Tunney,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The shot must still be approved by the FDA and formally recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee, which has been blocked from convening by a federal judge.
—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
The Foreign Policy Committee took the unusual step of convening on an almost daily basis from early January.
—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
Cruz acknowledged the awkwardness of convening a hearing on the topic of college sports while larger global crises erupt.
—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
And outside the university, the cycling community is strong, convening at spots such as the Davis Bike Collective and Davis Bike Club.
—
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
Instead of convening advisory committees, Makary brought together rubber stamp panels to endorse the administration’s agenda.
—
Joshua M. Sharfstein,
STAT,
16 May 2026
Many artists in the show are familiar to art audiences, but some, says Scheinman, will be brand new to the museum directors and curators, dealers, collectors and advisers convening in Switzerland this summer.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convening
Noun
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Attendance at this year’s show is up about 5% from last year, according to Cinema United, the trade group that organizes the four-day convocation of thousands of movie theater owners, studio executives and industry folks at Caesars Palace.
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On March 5, Washington Square News editor Leena Ahmed broke the story that NYU has canceled all live student graduation speakers for all of its upcoming commencement and convocation ceremonies this spring.
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This is where the sorcerer’s book of spells resurfaces; James and Henry succeed in summoning a playful demon, Goomi (Trey Parker), a kind of Funko Pop!
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Being constantly threatened should take its toll on a person, but Snow builds a life, summoning the fortitude to conclude that someday her prince will come.
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Their lives gradually shift after meeting No Yeong-ju, an optimistic singing instructor played by Im Ji-eun, whose positive outlook encourages both women to confront their past.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court.
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Offenses like blowing red lights or running stop signs are currently handled via civil summonses.
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Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.
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With that technique putting more pace on the ball, forwards just need to redirect the ball instead of mustering their own power on a slower delivery.
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Immigrant communities from soccer-playing nations are gathering for watch parties to support their teams.
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Avoid Steering Customers Toward ‘Yes’ A common mistake is to ask steering questions when gathering customer feedback.
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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
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So if you’re put off by the bZ’s size, and are looking for something diminutive—and based on reader feedback, there are many of you out there—this small SUV will probably still fail to pass muster.
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Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Draft an application for a class, outline a travel budget, or research a path that has been calling to you.
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