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  • present tense form of summon (3rd person singular).
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summons

[suhm-uhnz] / ˈsʌm ənz /
NOUN
legal call
Synonyms


NOUN
invocation
Synonyms


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Bieber asks, and the trick of a song born from a branding problem is that it summons the sensation of endless ascent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Indonesia issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with a social media ban for under-16s that entered into force over the weekend, the communications minister said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

He summons a gentler touch to pay tribute to the vastness of Shakespeare’s empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Dr Tom Horne said the first time he found out he had been overpaid by the NHS was when a court summons came through his door.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“We have received your summons, O mighty ones,” Marshall chanted and then ad-libbed, “and it’s nothing but an old pigeon feather.”

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder




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