as in convocation
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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
arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Washington — The Senate is convening as the 119th Congress gets underway on Friday, as a dozen new senators join the ranks of the Capitol's upper chamber.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
With the House done for the year, the Senate won't be taking up any bills that originated in its chamber, since House lawmakers aren't convening to consider anything senators already passed.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Electors were convening to cast their electoral votes Tuesday at state Capitols around the nation; not just in Michigan.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
The readings come as investors closely watch signals from Chinese leaders, who are convening this week in Beijing for a series of key meetings on economic planning for the coming year.
—Peter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
The announcement of the Creator Council is likely to elicit its share of skepticism and even snark from the golf social media community, questioning what the Tour truly aims to achieve by convening this group of influencers.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
In theory, the holidays should be a time of joyfully convening around sumptuous homemade meals and giving thanks for life’s great bounty.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
The company followed the ad shift by convening its first upfront event for media buyers, during the main week of presentations in New York by legacy media giants as well as Netflix and YouTube.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
Adkins continued convening her own camps until 1933 and later offered them from 1939 to 1949.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Washington — The Senate is convening as the 119th Congress gets underway on Friday, as a dozen new senators join the ranks of the Capitol's upper chamber.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
With the House done for the year, the Senate won't be taking up any bills that originated in its chamber, since House lawmakers aren't convening to consider anything senators already passed.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Electors were convening to cast their electoral votes Tuesday at state Capitols around the nation; not just in Michigan.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
The readings come as investors closely watch signals from Chinese leaders, who are convening this week in Beijing for a series of key meetings on economic planning for the coming year.
—Peter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
The announcement of the Creator Council is likely to elicit its share of skepticism and even snark from the golf social media community, questioning what the Tour truly aims to achieve by convening this group of influencers.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
In theory, the holidays should be a time of joyfully convening around sumptuous homemade meals and giving thanks for life’s great bounty.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
The company followed the ad shift by convening its first upfront event for media buyers, during the main week of presentations in New York by legacy media giants as well as Netflix and YouTube.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convening
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UofA's 2025 Adalberto and Ana Guerrero Student Center graduation celebration was called a convocation on the university's website as recently as Feb. 21, per the Wayback Machine web archive.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
6 Mar. 2025
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In 2016, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the 7th convocation from United Russia, Putin's ruling party, representing the Republic of Dagestan.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the latest version of the Files by Google app, summoning Gemini while looking at a PDF gives you the option to ask about the file, writes Android Police.—
Wes Davis,
The Verge,
21 Dec. 2024
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By the 1980s, when more modern methods of summoning help had supplanted its usefulness, the tower remained as a beacon for bored teenagers.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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The 47-year-old driver was issued several summonses including possessing an open alcohol in a motor vehicle and DWI, according to officials.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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She was given two pink-colored summonses by the New York Police Department — one for obstructing pedestrian traffic and the other for failure to disperse — before being released.—
Shimon Prokupecz,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Now that Easter is approaching and the family will be gathering together, the woman is concerned about once again putting her elder daughter in an uncomfortable position of being excluded.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Others see mass transferring as a boon to the information-gathering business.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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In short, these converging trends point toward a future where connectivity is not just pervasive but also secure, efficient and environmentally conscious.—
Max Silber,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Their collision at the Austrian GP, an inevitable result of their converging performance, was disappointing.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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The budget proposal was still in a highly preliminary phase and not expected to pass muster with Congress.—
Farnoush Amiri and Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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According to Yahoo Sports, the entity is expected to also hire a lead investigator in addition to a CEO-type leader, and would be the arbiter of which athlete NIL deals over $600 pass muster under new pay provisions created by the House settlement.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The facility, historically used for assembling Volkswagen, Porsche and Skoda models, faces an uncertain future amid declining demand and restructuring efforts within Germany's auto industry.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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As lockdowns quickly spread across the country, the cast and crew are not only quarantined in their hotel but also isolated in their rooms, banned from assembling and even from entering the corridors.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Convening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convening. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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