subpoenas 1 of 2

noun

plural of subpoena
as in summonses
a written notice ordering a person to appear in court received a subpoena to appear as a witness for the prosecution

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verb

present tense third-person singular of subpoena
as in summons

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Recent Examples of subpoenas
Noun
Courts in some cases have quashed subpoenas or ordered the review of grand jury transcripts, and the criminal cases against Comey and New York Atty. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Both Delaware Life and Clear Spring received grand jury subpoenas in February in connection with the probes, Delaware Life said in the regulatory filing. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Just this week, additional footage has been leaked, Rockstar Games fired off subpoenas and legal threats to try to find the hacker, and the hacking group itself even started asking for money just to talk about it. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 The subpoenas went out to the sheriff's offices of Broome, Steuben, Nassau and Rensselaer counties, as well as the Nassau County Police Department. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The ruling upheld the January district court decision that first quashed the subpoenas. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, House members sent the case to the full Ethics Committee, which is said to have issued subpoenas and called witnesses. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 But since oral arguments were made in March, the DOJ has taken a different approach to other subpoenas, concentrating its efforts in a Texas district court with a strong conservative reputation. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026 If a knowingly false review is causing real harm, legal tools, including subpoenas, can identify the individual behind anonymous posts. — Brian Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoenas
  1. summonses
  2. summons
  3. cites
  4. requests
Noun
  • Hence, that’s why the NYPD started issuing criminal court summonses to cyclists.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Related Articles Gothamist reviewed evidence of at least 65 summonses to the DLCA.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of summonses
Verb
  • 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
Definition of summons
Verb
  • Koloski-Ostrow cites one ancient account of an intrepid octopus, which climbed out of a toilet to devour fish stored in the household pantry.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Bloomingdale’s chief merchant Denise Magid also cites backpacks as a strong and growing category, noting demand for classic Polo Ralph Lauren styles and bolder designs from brands like State and Sprayground.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of cites
Verb
  • Proton Mail, acting as a proxy, requests the image and caches it on its own servers.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The person asked for gas money and Bitcoin, requests the family found suspicious because Goods doesn't drive and didn't have a car in Las Vegas.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of requests

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“Subpoenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoenas. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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