as in convocation
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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
Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
The Biden administration should signal early support for the arrangement by convening defense ministers to follow up on the foreign ministers’ meeting this past November.
—Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2021
Russian authorities banned the unhappy Crimean Tatars from convening the Mejlis, their historic self-governing body, in their homeland.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2020
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In 2022, Biden prevented a rail workers strike by convening a Presidential Emergency Board under the Railway Labor Act of 1926, and Congress used its authority to impose an agreement on the two sides.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
The Biden administration should signal early support for the arrangement by convening defense ministers to follow up on the foreign ministers’ meeting this past November.
—Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2021
Russian authorities banned the unhappy Crimean Tatars from convening the Mejlis, their historic self-governing body, in their homeland.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convening
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Nessel declined to press charges during protests at the honors convocation on March 25 inside Hill Auditorium, or at the University of Michigan's Museum of Art on April 22.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
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Bre Morris Another Southern belle to watch, Bre Morris kicked off convocation with Jimmy Choo sneakers.Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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The city subsequently released years of inspection reports, photos and criminal summonses filed against CBZ properties.Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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And the ticker-tape parade of summonses has spurred compliance.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2024
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First, Russian and Chinese foreign policy tactics are converging in new and synergistic ways.Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2018
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Russian and Chinese foreign policy tactics are converging in new and synergistic ways.Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2018
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This cat-and-mouse thriller, in particular, musters all of its pure horror from remaining visually restrained, by placing an emphasis on both physical and psychological isolation.Travis Bean, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Getting breaking to Paris was a heavy lift, between a section of the breaking community that wanted to branch it beyond its roots, and IOC veterans who had to shepherd the group through the IOC’s Byzantine structure and requirements that would be needed to pass muster.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Groove Botanicals plans to focus on assembling a portfolio of early-stage EV Battery Technologies and is seeking grants and corporate partners to commercialize these technologies.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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All new writers, a new showrunner and of course, at some point assembling a cast, which did not manifest before all this.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Convening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convening. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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