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 narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Welcome to Derry, HBO's prequel to the 2017 and 2019 horror hits based on Stephen King's most nightmare-conjuring creation.
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Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
The word adventure tends to conjure images of people climbing mountains, kayaking through rapids, or traveling to remote corners of the world.
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Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
This film conjures such a vivid sense of place.
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Welcome to Derry, HBO's prequel to the 2017 and 2019 horror hits based on Stephen King's most nightmare-conjuring creation.
—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
The word adventure tends to conjure images of people climbing mountains, kayaking through rapids, or traveling to remote corners of the world.
—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
This film conjures such a vivid sense of place.
—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for conjure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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Setting the factory ablaze and escaping, Naim pauses for a minute when the Ryan-like monster appears at a window, begging to be released and claiming to be the human-being.
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The role required a physical and comedic register she had not previously been asked to sustain at this scale, which begs the question of whether playing someone this chaotic is sustainable for someone who describes herself, without hesitation, as directly opposite.
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Eitay Mack, an Israeli lawyer who has petitioned the Israeli government to enforce controls over shipments of surveillance technology, believes Cellebrite has the capability to remotely prevent devices from operating.
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If the taxes go unpaid after three years, the county would auction off the property deed to the highest bidder and the original homeowner could petition to get the post-debt profits.
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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