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
The scent coincided with his Les Chinoises collection, conjured from the French designer’s travels to China—travels that existed only in his mind.
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Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
But Hawthorne conjures another unnerving transformation.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
What registers is the mood — breezy or cozy, to conjure the season.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Carrington, who died in 2011, devoted the final 17 years of her life to creating bronze figures and masks, conjuring her chimeric cast out of the canvas and into our own.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for conjure
Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
But Hawthorne conjures another unnerving transformation.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
What registers is the mood — breezy or cozy, to conjure the season.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Carrington, who died in 2011, devoted the final 17 years of her life to creating bronze figures and masks, conjuring her chimeric cast out of the canvas and into our own.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for conjure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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My brothers-in-law and their spouses give their parents only limited amounts of time on holidays and limited physical assistance to their parents only if my husband begs for help.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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While Plymouth, Massachusetts, likes to take credit for the first Thanksgiving, for example, local history experts beg to differ.—
Amy Galo,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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North Dakota State petitioned the NCAA and a determination had yet to be made as of the date of this post.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Brendon's brother previously petitioned to be named the representative for the late actor's estate.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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