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 best that Mario's brother can do is conjure a 2D, all-black figure to defend them.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
All the hyperscaler capital in the world can’t conjure a licensed electrician out of thin air (Goldman estimates combined budgets rose by more than $300 billion for 2026 and 2027).
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Clogs might initially conjure up thoughts of your mom working in the garden (not a bad thought; in fact, a very wholesome one).
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
The level of stress the game conjures rivals that of the new Resident Evil installment, in which a young woman armed with only her wits and a pistol faces down ravenous monsters.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
All the hyperscaler capital in the world can’t conjure a licensed electrician out of thin air (Goldman estimates combined budgets rose by more than $300 billion for 2026 and 2027).
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Clogs might initially conjure up thoughts of your mom working in the garden (not a bad thought; in fact, a very wholesome one).
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
The level of stress the game conjures rivals that of the new Resident Evil installment, in which a young woman armed with only her wits and a pistol faces down ravenous monsters.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The owner then revealed three bearded dragons with various injuries and begged her to take them.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Harvey’s City Council voted unanimously to petition the state for relief under the law at a special meeting in October 2025.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Environmental groups and a handful of governors have recently petitioned the EPA to add microplastics to the forthcoming version of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, or UCMR, which the agency recently submitted to the White House.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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