Thesaurus results for SUMMONSES

summonses

noun

plural of summons

as in warrants

a written notice ordering a person to appear in court if you ignore a court summons, you will be fined

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Recent Examples of summonses The number of summonses for low-level offenses, including criminal summonses, has risen during his tenure. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 They were eventually arrested and are expected to be issued summonses and released. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026 Related Articles Gothamist reviewed evidence of at least 65 summonses to the DLCA. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Skydance shares closed down 22% Wednesday to end the session at just over $7 after the company distributed warrants to investors.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The drop came as the Skydance, led by chairman and CEO David Ellison, distributed about 471 million warrants giving holders of Paramount Skydance’s PSKY Class B shares the option to purchase stock in the new company.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

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Authorities have reportedly issued more than a dozen subpoenas, including to some of Omar’s relatives, and are examining her family’s immigration paperwork.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Advertisement Journalists from the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post received subpoenas after reporting on national security issues.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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Fear and loathing are running high as Hollywood processes Thursday’s shock firing of Bela Bajaria from her post as Netflix chief content officer.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Atlas assembly overhaul The company released a nearly six-minute video showing how its manufacturing processes support rapid hardware development, letting engineers move from design changes to physical components and assembled robots faster.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

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