CONVOKES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

convokes

verb

present tense third-person singular of convoke

as in summons

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command convoked the leading experts on juvenile delinquency to study the situation

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King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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Catherine’s story line evokes a feverish what-if scenario in which a survivor musters the requisite recklessness, talent for murder, and wig collection to mete out retribution.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Every writer on our longlist brilliantly musters the power of words on the page to take the reader to new places, to see old places from new angles, to change minds.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

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Governance should be clear on who receives information, performs initial triage, convenes a broader assessment, and retains responsibility for person-of-interest management.

— Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
There will be a series of other economic data releases across the next month before the Fed convenes in mid-September.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of convenes

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The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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