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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
Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
Critics through the years have criticized the approach as encouraging racial profiling, with residents in largely Black and Hispanic communities more likely to be given summonses for low-level offenses or arrested.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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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Noun
After duplicate names are culled, the jury administrator employs a randomizing algorithm to generate the summonses.
—Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
Critics through the years have criticized the approach as encouraging racial profiling, with residents in largely Black and Hispanic communities more likely to be given summonses for low-level offenses or arrested.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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
Noun
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An arrest warrant was obtained for Lacy for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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County prosecutors have offered a glimpse of the federal allegations, which were outlined in an FBI warrant unsealed Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dorothy's entourage accompanying her through Oz includes the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow, much like Michelle's trek gathers the Kid Cosmo robot, Keats, and the quirky size-swapping 'bot called Herman.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The department gathers nationwide education data, informing policy decisions and identifying achievement gaps.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Individual lawmakers like Schiff can investigate matters using personal office staff, though such investigations would lack subpoena power.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Texas lawmakers have unanimously approved a subpoena demanding financial and operational records from Texas Central, the company building a high-speed rail project linking Dallas and Houston.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite the band’s unshakable association with the pop (and political) culture of the ‘90s and 2000s, neither their set nor the festival writ large trafficked in nostalgia in the same way, or to the same degree as last year’s edition.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2025
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As a tree-crop devotee, Smith saw a solution to the soil problem and a better way forward for agriculture writ large.—
Ben Seal,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Neptune in Aries asks you to create your dream home.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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When an airline announces their flight has been oversold, and asks if any passengers are willing to take a later flight, this is a perfect time to request both compensation and an upgrade.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As the group assembles in the Werk Room, Jewels, who won the bottom-two lip-sync against Arrietty, reads her sister's lipstick mirror message, which sends shockwaves through the room.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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To describe this dystopian reality, Clapp assembles a narrative that is part history, part sociology, part horrifying travelogue.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The show hails from Morgan's 30 Rock costar Tina Fey, who will executive-produce alongside her former 30 Rock creative teammates Robert Carlock and Sam Means.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The series hails from Apple Studios and is produced by Tropper Ink.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Summons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summons. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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