as in summons
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoenas
Verb
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Gibbs will be summonsed to Boston Municipal Court for a litany of charges.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2024 -
In November 2023, Ivanka Trump was summonsed to the New York State Supreme Court to testify against her father, Donald Trump, in a civil real estate fraud trial.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2024
Verb
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The complaint cites a 2008 article by The Times about an anti-CNN protest in which Chen is quoted and described as an organizer and a patio furniture manufacturer living in Diamond Bar.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Columbus Police Department cites naloxone as a prime factor behind a decline in 911 calls for overdose emergencies here.—
Maurice Tamman,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Subpoenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoenas. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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