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
This is Springsteen at his most cinematic — conjuring a vision.
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arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2025
Supernatural conjured a variety of demonic baddies across its 15 seasons and 327 episodes (!).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Flagship boutiques from Milan and Paris lined the promenades, conjuring images of home.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The border drama unfolds as both countries are currently in negotiations with the U.S. in the hope of conjuring up new trade deals.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for conjure
arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2025
Supernatural conjured a variety of demonic baddies across its 15 seasons and 327 episodes (!).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Flagship boutiques from Milan and Paris lined the promenades, conjuring images of home.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The border drama unfolds as both countries are currently in negotiations with the U.S. in the hope of conjuring up new trade deals.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for conjure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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When all 16 of her campers and her co-counselors were safely accounted for at the pavilion, Ainslie heard campers from another cabin — one that housed some of the camp’s youngest children — begging for help.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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But when Dexter relapsed back into killing and exposed his son to the family trade, the homecoming turned sour and Dexter begged his kid to shoot him–– and Harrison obliged.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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After the American Revolution, some widows of soldiers who wanted to petition for their late husbands’ pensions submitted samplers as evidence of their family history.—
Karin Wulf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 July 2025
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As part of the post-trial proceedings in 2018 involving Geyser, Judge Michael O. Bohren issued a four-decade commitment order for treatment, though that order allowed Geyser to petition every six months for conditional release.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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