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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
Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Since the operation began on April 28, cops have handed out 916 criminal court summonses against wayward e-bikers — nearly double the amount that was given out all last year, the NYPD said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
He has not been arrested or summonsed, but police Monday said the incident is still being investigated.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Noun
However, John Doe summonses are not limited to cryptocurrency and are a common IRS tool for all types of financial transactions involving private financial information the government may want for investigative and tax enforcement efforts.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Since the operation began on April 28, cops have handed out 916 criminal court summonses against wayward e-bikers — nearly double the amount that was given out all last year, the NYPD said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
Verb
In November 2023, Ivanka Trump was summonsed to the New York State Supreme Court to testify against her father, Donald Trump, in a civil real estate fraud trial.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
He has not been arrested or summonsed, but police Monday said the incident is still being investigated.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summons
Noun
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Task force would go beyond jail enforcement Three kinds of 287(g) agreements allow local law enforcement to partner with ICE: the jail enforcement model, the warrant service officer program and the task force model.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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The decision to issue the arrest warrants came some six months after the Chief Prosecutor applied for them.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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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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Its workforce is being slashed in half, and there have been deep cuts to the Office for Civil Rights and the Institute of Education Sciences, which gathers data on the nation’s academic progress.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The subpoenas, reviewed by attorneys and shared with the Associated Press, are signed by officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' anti-fraud unit but not by a judge.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena to Harvard last month demanding the documents.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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Polls consistently show that an overwhelming majority of Americans want cleaner energy, and climate action writ large.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The Senate included an amendment that would not only slash Medicaid writ large – as House Republicans wanted – but would also reduce the federal share of Medicaid spending for people enrolled through state-level expansions of the Affordable Care Act.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Every facility in Illinois gets directions to make sure that anyone who asks to fast during Ramadan is allowed and able to do so, Easton said.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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With Richie in Kiko's crosshairs and the clock ticking, Conrad asks his wife, Maeve (Helen Mirren), to make the decision.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
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
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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 19 Jul. 2025.
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