SUBPOENA Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

sə-ˈpē-nə

Definition of subpoena

as in summons

a written notice ordering a person to appear in court received a subpoena to appear as a witness for the prosecution

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Recent Examples of subpoena

Noun

During their investigation, Sarasota Police detectives discovered through subpoenas that McVay opened multiple credit cards that were paid using the victim’s accounts, police allege in the statement. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 During that deposition, Smith was asked about subpoenas his team issued for toll records for certain members of Congress. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Comer had threatened to subpoena the prediction markets, but both Kalshi and Polymarket are cooperating with the investigation, according to the committee. — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026 Her defense also requested the court to subpoena the IP address to trace where the messages originated. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for subpoena

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena

Noun

All of them were issued summonses for disorderly conduct and released.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
They were eventually arrested and are expected to be issued summonses and released.

— Ali Bauman, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of summons

Verb

The agency cited a local news story, whose source for its reporting was an X post from conservative activist and social media influencer Scott Presler.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
Some 40% of Gen Z respondents cited family as their route into collecting, compared with 28% overall.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cite

Verb

Roy interrupts this life update to summon the Diamond Dogs for advice about his predicament.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of summon

Verb

No payment is requested or exchanged at any point during the selection, evaluation or ranking process; inclusion is based solely on the methodology.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Others, like Ashra, are requested in advance for Shirodhara therapy, while many guests book Bernie for acupuncture and cupping.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of request

Verb

From there, enter 26-131 in the proceedings window/box (which is the first one shown on the page) and that should automatically call up the case of the early renewal filings for Disney’s ABC stations.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Joey Meneses had an RBI single in his Athletics debut after being called up from the minors before the game.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026

Definition of call up

Verb

Love for California is what spurs so many of its people to call out its flaws and agitate for change.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Forty years on, Spy magazine is best remembered, not unjustly, as the first entity to call out Trump for his tackiness, villainy, and arrant idiocy.

— David Kamp, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of call out

Verb

The statement, which named neither Hur nor anyone else, accepted that every film attracts harsh reviews along with praise, and asked who could draw an exact line between fair and excessive criticism.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Last month, Cate Blanchett, from the London stage of National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre after the curtain call of Electra/Persona, asked fans to put away their cellphones.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

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