conjure (up)

Definition of conjure (up)next
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as in to summon
to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure (up)
Verb
  • Now imagine the same with some of those teary eyes angled down toward glowing screens, while others frame the bride with their phones.
    Nikita Khanna, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Some researchers suggested that goodbyes required cognitive abilities that many nonhuman animals might lack, such as the capacity to imagine and plan for the future.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The agents then summoned an FBI agent to come in from outside to show Lemon the warrant on a cell phone.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The agents then summoned an FBI agent to come from outside to show Lemon the warrant on a cellphone.
    Audrey McAvoy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Another source said the comedian was once frequently spotted around town over the summer but hasn't been seen since.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Ukrainian civilians are struggling with one of the coldest winters in years, which saw temperatures dip to minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And as traders bought more, the gains gathered steam, resulting in skyrocketing prices.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Several dozen demonstrators also gathered at Temple and Alameda streets near the federal building, and a broadcast report said police issued a dispersal order there.
    City News Service, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But Haiti failed to hold general elections on Saturday as envisioned a couple of years ago, with gang violence gripping much of the capital and swaths of land in the country's central region.
    EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Eventually, Menard said, Crusoe envisions having lots of smaller data centers, focused on inference, that will be spread around the country, putting them closer to end users and improving latency.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • According to bodycam footage obtained by The New York Times, while the deputies were in her home, Massey was sitting on the couch and got up to remove a pot of water from the stove.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The highest of the three settings can reportedly get up to 158 degrees Fahrenheit—super toasty when the temperature outside is downright frigid.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Jets fans pictured Darnold wearing the green and white, beating the Patriots on his way to the Super Bowl.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Brett Ratner, director of Amazon MGM Studios documentary Melania, has denied having a relationship with Epstein after being pictured in the files with the financier.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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