1
as in calling
to demand or request the presence or service of
without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
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as in gathering
to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers
managed to summon a bright smile despite the gloomy day
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as in mustering
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
summoned a special session of parliament
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Recent Examples of summoning
Agatha debates summoning a substitute for the road.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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Rather than asking the reader to identify the important information, the candidate decides which points are most relevant and highlights that data.Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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By reducing redundant staff and zero energy programs, and by sharpening the pencil on benefits, AC Transit should be able to balance costs and revenues without asking voters for additional taxes.Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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That interest expanded to include autonomous vehicles after Yandex’s ride-hailing division, Yandex Taxi, acquired all of Uber’s business in Russia in 2017.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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Originally hailing from Senegal, Serigne threw himself into the abyss of fine dining, studying under the greats, all the while carrying his country with him.Kwame Onwuachi, TIME, 2 Oct. 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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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
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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
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“Summoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summoning. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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