subpoenaing

verb

present participle of subpoena
as in citing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoenaing
  1. citing
  2. summoning
  3. asking
  4. requesting
  5. convening
  6. assembling
  7. hailing
  8. calling
Verb
  • The lawsuit alleges Yuba Water Agency’s lawyers prematurely blamed the company, citing a June 4 letter from the agency’s counsel.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • Jevremovic sued him for defamation in December but a judge threw out the case, citing that it hadn’t been filed in the correct jurisdiction.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
Definition of citing
Verb
  • This is where the sorcerer’s book of spells resurfaces; James and Henry succeed in summoning a playful demon, Goomi (Trey Parker), a kind of Funko Pop!
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • Being constantly threatened should take its toll on a person, but Snow builds a life, summoning the fortitude to conclude that someday her prince will come.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Definition of summoning
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  • In Cañon City, Colorado, authorities are aiming for a 20% to 30% reduction in water use while asking residents to voluntarily conserve outdoor water consumption.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In 1995, the Atlanta Track Club began seeking design submissions and asking the public to select their favorite.
    — Staff, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of asking
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  • Other signs of scam communications include requesting money or sensitive information, threatening legal action or arrest or pressuring the victim to take immediate action, a Microsoft spokesperson told the Herald.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • According to the lawsuit, Perdue sent a cease-and-desist letter to Soules on June 9, requesting that the company stopped using the packaging featuring the nuggets and hand gesture.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of requesting
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  • In April of this year, the largest EdTech convening ASU-GSV was abuzz with the word agency.
    — Mimosa Jones Tunney, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of convening
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  • Erika Bahr, founder and CEO of Daxe, had spent over a year assembling this coalition, intentionally collapsing the walls between every stakeholder in women’s economic participation into a single room.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • This unique telescope is using the world’s largest digital camera to scan the entire southern sky every few nights, assembling what will become the most lavishly detailed time-lapse of the cosmos humanity has ever envisioned.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of assembling
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  • Those same issues have ships and planes on high alert in the Middle East, and the ongoing conflict across the region is causing havoc for civilian applications like ride-hailing and food delivery.
    — Mariam Sorond, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Kwok | Bloomberg | Getty An Indonesian corruption court on Tuesday sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of ride- hailing and payments giant Gojek, to 10 years in prison for corruption.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of hailing
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  • Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Draft an application for a class, outline a travel budget, or research a path that has been calling to you.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
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