as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
I conjure you to hear my plea for mercy
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Recent Examples of conjure
One of the first indelible images Ramsay conjures is of Grace crawling through the grass, wielding a large knife, carelessly batting overgrown weeds, while Jackson swigs from a bottle of beer, baby Harry bouncing next to a grocery store birthday cake.
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The description conjures mental images of similar scenes in horror movies.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Retro cakes by Venla’s Cakes are referential to the nostalgic time Rose’s aims to conjure.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
For Saady, however, watching The Long Spring conjures up a lot of emotion — even anger.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The description conjures mental images of similar scenes in horror movies.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Retro cakes by Venla’s Cakes are referential to the nostalgic time Rose’s aims to conjure.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
For Saady, however, watching The Long Spring conjures up a lot of emotion — even anger.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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Comments begged Kennedy to explain what caused her relationship to end.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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That begs the question of whether the Rockets need to upgrade at point guard, given their championship expectations.—
Ricardo Sandoval,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Meta and TikTok have petitioned to have the suit dropped; the courts have thrown these petitions out.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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