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
Dimensional cocoa is a sleek, stylish brunette for those who prefer to conjure spring in Milan or Copenhagen.
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Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Feb. 2026
The fantasy of a writer in a room can be glamorous, conjuring writing as a kind of life style.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
At Villa Park, meanwhile, Patrick Bamford conjured the finest performance of his Leeds career with a 2020 hat-trick.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
In early January, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, a concert benefit for Palestine and Sudan conjured all the fury of an acoustic night at the local coffee shop.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Feb. 2026
The fantasy of a writer in a room can be glamorous, conjuring writing as a kind of life style.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
At Villa Park, meanwhile, Patrick Bamford conjured the finest performance of his Leeds career with a 2020 hat-trick.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
In early January, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, a concert benefit for Palestine and Sudan conjured all the fury of an acoustic night at the local coffee shop.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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First there was Norwegian’s Sturla Holm Lægreid confessing to cheating on his girlfriend during a live interview after winning the bronze medal and tearfully begging her to come back (shockingly, humiliating his ex on national television didn’t work).—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The current crop, by contrast, has been begging visitors to crawl back into the light.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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The lack of First Amendment protections from the nation's high court has agitated some legal scholars who see the protections for free speech and petitioning the government as deeply connected to public employees' labor rights.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The bill says a decision by county commissioners to impose a sales tax could be petitioned to an election.—
Joshua Haiar & Seth Tupper,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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