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as in calls
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 musters
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
summoned a special session of parliament
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Recent Examples of summons
Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
According to the city’s Sanitation Department, the coordinating agency for street vending enforcement, more than 3,000 summonses have been issued to unlicensed vendors this year.
—Valerie Castro, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
John Aguilar The Denver Post (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2023
Gaud was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the statement said, and will be summonsed to court at a later date.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023
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Four people were taken into custody and handed summonses at the event, CBS reported.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
According to the city’s Sanitation Department, the coordinating agency for street vending enforcement, more than 3,000 summonses have been issued to unlicensed vendors this year.
—Valerie Castro, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
She was arrested and summonsed at least four times in the years leading up to her election to Congress in 2020.
—John Aguilar The Denver Post (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2023
Gaud was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the statement said, and will be summonsed to court at a later date.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summons
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Teixeira agreed to a search of his cell phone and vehicle as well as submit to a blood test, according to the warrant affidavit.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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The San Jose Police Department booked the man into jail on Nov. 2 for burglary as well as numerous outstanding warrants from other counties, the sheriff’s office said.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Much of the tension in the story gathers around the mystery of Bea’s unbreakable devotion to this man.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Brie and Jack chat with Charmaine at the beauty salon, where Brie gathers enough evidence for the restraining order.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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If the department refuses to comply with the subpoena, the committee may seek judicial relief to compel Roberson's testimony.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Federal investigators were also at JFK and served her with a subpoena to testify in a separate matter.Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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And Threatens Panama Canal Takeover The legal repercussions for Alvarez are severe, reflecting the severity of his offenses from the perspective of the tax system writ large.Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Historically, the relationship between Black Americans and the American South—in both the art world and the world writ large—is reduced to that of oppression and enslavement, with little attention paid to the creative and scientific innovations that both preceded and followed emancipation.Evan Nicole Brown, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Nashville Tennessean At the end of every year, The Tennessean asks its photojournalists to make their selections for our Pictures of the Year roundup.Randall Greenwell, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
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And these are the questions the movie asks.Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Apple also assembles the majority of iPhones, iPads and MacBooks and other accessories in China (in Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Zhengzhou), through its contract manufacturing partner, Foxconn.Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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In this Christmas caper, fifth-grader Andy (Winslow Fegley) assembles a group of talented youngsters to game Santa’s system and prove that naughty is in the eye of the beholder.Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Hunting Party hails from series creator JJ Bailey, who also wrote the pilot episode.Claire Franken, TVLine, 21 Dec. 2024
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Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto, hails from writer and executive producer Michael Grassi and director/EP Lee Toland Krieger.Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Summons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summons. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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