conjure (up)

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as in to summon
to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure (up)
Verb
  • Economist Pierre Azoulay and colleagues recently imagined an alternative history where NIH was 40% smaller and dispersed less money – a budget akin to current federal proposals.
    Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • If people’s lives become intertwined after just a few months, imagine after 19 years together.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Khatami summoned me and heard my warning.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Brown, then 68, had been out of coaching for five years, working as an ESPN analyst, when UNC summoned him back in November 2018 to replace Larry Fedora.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, fans won't be able to see LeBron or Luka on the court with the team for Friday's game, though.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Many who took the survey saw Goldberg-Polin as too moral to get involved in the rough and tumble world of Israel’s fractious political scene.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Days after a gunman drove a truck into a Grand Blanc Township church and opened fire on worshippers, killing four people and wounding eight, hundreds gathered in Flint for a community safety briefing focused on crisis response and prevention in houses of worship.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Looking ahead — as in envisioning your presence at upcoming business events — can expose you to opportunities that broaden your perspective.
    Sarah Maokosy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Trump’s plan envisions the Palestinian Authority, the governing body in the West Bank, assuming control over Gaza only after radical reforms.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Treinen got up and started throwing in the bullpen as Snell settled in to face Bryce Harper.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The person moves the ball further away, prompting Oli to get up, walk again, and pick up the ball.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For someone like me, who has trouble picturing things that are not immediately in front of her, watching people run up the hill was illuminating.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Grab it in khaki (pictured) or any of its other fall-adjacent colors, including green, black, blue, caramel, or plaid.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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