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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2
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
Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Illusions of friendship China displayed its convening power at Tianjin and Beijing’s claim to leadership of the Global South is gathering momentum.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
These applications represent hundreds of thousands of hours of planning, stakeholder convening, technical modeling, budget development, and impact analysis.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
In June, a federal minister successfully urged a Sarajevo hotel to cancel a convening of European rabbis on the grounds that hosting them would signal support for Israel.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Orange County Democrats viewed it as an effort by DeSantis via a special prosecutor and grand jury convening in Polk County to block Worrell from reclaiming her job.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Washington — Federal Reserve officials are convening Tuesday and Wednesday for a pivotal meeting under unprecedented circumstances.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
There is no confirmation that Israel's attack killed senior Hamas leaders who were convening in Doha when bombed.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Mahan helped start the GovAI coalition, convening local government leaders from around the country in San Jose to share best practices on how to use AI in government.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
What’s leading you to convening this historic gathering?
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
This event and partnership that goes back to 2018, serves to celebrate women in the cinematic arts, convening leading talent, filmmakers, and executives from the festival.
—William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Researchers are convening extragovernmental panels to evaluate evidence on vaccines; the American Academy of Pediatrics has published vaccine recommendations that deviate from the CDC’s, and several states in New England are mulling doing the same.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
The American Indian College Fund’s Creating Visibility and Healthy Learning Environments for Native Americans in Higher Education report, as well as the Native Higher Education Policy convening recommendations, point to concrete next steps.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Illusions of friendship China displayed its convening power at Tianjin and Beijing’s claim to leadership of the Global South is gathering momentum.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
These applications represent hundreds of thousands of hours of planning, stakeholder convening, technical modeling, budget development, and impact analysis.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
In June, a federal minister successfully urged a Sarajevo hotel to cancel a convening of European rabbis on the grounds that hosting them would signal support for Israel.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Orange County Democrats viewed it as an effort by DeSantis via a special prosecutor and grand jury convening in Polk County to block Worrell from reclaiming her job.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
After first convening a task force on how to implement the measure, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s office proposed several changes and exemptions to balance the climate-friendly goals of the ordinance with the interests of small restaurants and businesses.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Washington — Federal Reserve officials are convening Tuesday and Wednesday for a pivotal meeting under unprecedented circumstances.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
There is no confirmation that Israel's attack killed senior Hamas leaders who were convening in Doha when bombed.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Mahan helped start the GovAI coalition, convening local government leaders from around the country in San Jose to share best practices on how to use AI in government.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
What’s leading you to convening this historic gathering?
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
This event and partnership that goes back to 2018, serves to celebrate women in the cinematic arts, convening leading talent, filmmakers, and executives from the festival.
—William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Researchers are convening extragovernmental panels to evaluate evidence on vaccines; the American Academy of Pediatrics has published vaccine recommendations that deviate from the CDC’s, and several states in New England are mulling doing the same.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convening
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Cannon has scheduled three days for jury selection in Routh's case, summoning 180 people to a federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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To assert his view in a personal and visible way, in early 1951 Truman took the unprecedented step of summoning to the White House the entire Federal Reserve Open Market Committee.—
Robert Hormats,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Teasdale texted his brother, who was meeting him there, and squeezed through the crowd toward the canopy where Kirk would be speaking.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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That means proactive tax compliance planning is more important than ever, including ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this February 2011 photo provided by Liberty University, Rev. John MacArthur speaks at a convocation at the university in Lynchburg, Va.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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Kuang brought a crowd to its feet as the convocation speaker at Georgetown University.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Creativity was sorely lacking last season, with the side mustering the lowest xG of any side to avoid relegation, but now an attacking midfield trident of Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye brims with promise and guile.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In Week 1 at Green Bay, the Lions didn't score a touchdown until the game's final minute en route to mustering just 13 points while losing 27-13.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This means gathering people with diverse professional backgrounds, as well as drawing from internal talent with deep institutional knowledge.—
Maureen Cawley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In his Kurdish-majority town (equidistant from large cities Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır, also with large Kurdish populations), Eyüp works at a tomato harvesting farm, gathering and salting heaps of the crimson fruit under the baking sun.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Court summonses are always delivered by mail, not over the phone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Garcia was issued a criminal complaint summons along with several related motor vehicle summonses.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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People are also calling for a boycott of Hulu under the hashtag #CancelHulu.—
Reia Li,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Walz and Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators are calling for new policies including a state ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons like the AR-15, which was used in the Annunciation shooting.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Our conversation revealed how commercial space, AI, and medicine are converging in ways that will open entirely new opportunities for businesses and societies.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The twin forces of a falling birth rate and an aging population are converging at a time when the country faces enduring structural fiscal and labor market challenges.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Convening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convening. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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