SUMMONED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

summoned

verb

past tense of summon

as in called

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 gathered

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 mustered

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command summoned a special session of parliament

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Recent Examples of summoned Roy Clark could show up at Felix and Oscar’s New York apartment in The Odd Couple to demonstrate his virtuoso pickin’ skills and be summoned to Burbank to sub in for Johnny Carson as a guest host of The Tonight Show. — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 His successor, former President Serzh Sargsyan, also was summoned to the Anti-Corruption Committee headquarters, Armenian media outlets reported. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Conforto was summoned onto the field prior to first pitch in that Little League Classic and was presented with a painting of himself as a little leaguer, then him as a Met behind it. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 But on Wednesday, Chris Bonelli, Waymo’s product communications manager, summoned one of the all-electric, custom robotaxis to the flowering neighborhood park not far from Cherry Creek to demonstrate the technology to the press. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 In Ohio, Haitians are being summoned to Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices and fitted with electronic ankle monitors. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 The 23-year-old has been summoned from Triple-A Gwinnett and, by the look of things, will have plenty of runway to become a rotation mainstay. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Firefighters were summoned to a residential structure fire in Oak Ridge North with a preliminary report that occupants of the home were still inside. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The pair largely haven’t spoken in a decade, and Rushville’s sheriff has only summoned John after finding Hal’s body at the football stadium, where their intergalactic murder investigation began all those years ago. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

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Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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Community members gathered for the town hall Monday night to hear from former employees, community leaders and the president and CEO of Insight, who spoke about his hopes for the now-shuttered West Suburban and Weiss Memorial hospitals.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
During the surge, the most important of these turned out to be those founded during the upheaval that followed George Floyd’s murder, when residents gathered in nearby parks to organize block associations led by captains.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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Josh Lowe hit a sacrifice fly, and Gustavo Campero added an RBI single, but that was all the offense the Angels mustered.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Coming off three losses in Philadelphia, the Marlins mustered only one hit through seven innings (by Owen Caissie) before Marsee began the eighth with a triple down the right field line.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

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Those in the area who wish to donate supplies such as water and sports drinks are asked to drop them off at Clear Fork Bank in Mineral Wells.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Eisenkot also led Netanyahu 47% to 34% when respondents were asked who was better suited to serve as prime minister.

— Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

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Mapping out time took further root in October 1884 during the International Meridian Conference held in Washington, DC, which convened 25 different nations to create a global standard for keeping track of time.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
CollectorX convened a one-of-a-kind event designed to unite art collectors, curators, advisors, and museum trustees of color with a particular focus on art from the Diaspora.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Engineers have assembled a prototype air-cooling rig to test the passive safety systems.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
High prices, closed factories Anderson said from January to July this year, there were about 689,000 vehicles assembled in Canada.

— Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Similar court decisions have happened across several Chinese cities and are being hailed as victories for workers’ rights.

— Jennifer Pak, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s response during the 2023 shooting at The Covenant School was hailed as an example of training successfully put to use.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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