convened

verb

past tense of convene
1
as in summoned
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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2
as in gathered
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 convened The Senate Finance Committee recently convened lawmakers to begin figuring out ways to shore up Social Security’s finances. — Marc Goldwein, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026 In 1998 Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter convened a grand jury to look into the murder. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 In May, businesses and organizations convened by the foundation called for governments to use policy to remove economic barriers to resale and repair while supporting infrastructure and investment for textile-to-textile recycling. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 During the first weekend of August, nearly 2,000 people convened for a three-day Catholic youth conference in Houston, where attendees hailed a resurgence of faith among young people in interviews with the local press. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 Immigration attorneys and other advocates quickly convened Thursday to determine how the ruling will affect immigrants. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 By contrast, talks on the war between Russia and Ukraine have been convened intermittently, in multiple locations, and not once with all the relevant actors (Kyiv, Moscow, Washington, and key European states) at the table. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 Under a new president, Louis Stout, the organization convened a task force of child safety experts. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham convened the government’s COBRA emergency response committee, usually tasked with major security threats, to address the effects of the heat. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convened
  1. summoned
  2. gathered
  3. mustered
  4. met
  5. called
  6. converged
  7. assembled
  8. rendezvoused
Verb
  • Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid summoned a staffer to repair a troubling divot, while linebacker Terrel Bernard supervised.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The jurors will be summoned through the regular jury process.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • As the court met Monday on Yabloko’s appeal, the party’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse and Russian media reported that several dozen people were detained.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • People gathered at Downtown Park in Hopkins, Minnesota, on Monday night to mourn the deaths of 7-year-old Evie Brown, Kristen Brown and Alice Brown.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • Seattle, which opened a nine-game trip against three teams currently in playoff position, has mustered only five runs during the losing streak and nine in the past seven games.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Within two days, workers were mustered and the presses were readied.
    — Colleen Barry, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of mustered
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  • As the court met Monday on Yabloko’s appeal, the party’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse and Russian media reported that several dozen people were detained.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Collins tried earlier this summer to get Fishback booted from the ballot, alleging Fishback had not met the state's seven-year minimum residency requirement.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of met
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  • The ice cream, called tanada aisu, is made with rice from the terraces, oat milk, coconut milk, cane sugar and rice syrup, with no eggs or dairy.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Initially called a foul ball, replay review showed that the ball scraped the outside of the foul pole.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of called
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  • Second, the threats that gave rise to the alliances have not faded but intensified and converged, as allied perceptions of China and Russia align as never before.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Uniformed police and National Guard troops converged on the scene, which was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, keeping ​visitors away.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of converged
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  • These immortal beings assembled various groups (including the Green Lantern Corps) in an effort to bring about order and peace.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In front of the most Hall of Famers assembled for a game since 2008, Schwarber put on a legendary performance of his own.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026
  • The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Definition of rendezvoused

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