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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Verb
  • But then Dwyer imagined a baroque process that could allow one avalanche to set off another, and another, and another, all right on top of each other.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
  • But imagine the anticipation that will build — similar to last season when the Bears and Packers met for the first time in Week 14.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The advantages are tantalizing, particularly for a vehicle that’s going to be summoned on demand.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • While speaking to detectives, Murray claimed to have immediately begun CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while calling Jackson's assistant to summon the security team — although it was later revealed that the call went to voicemail.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The victim, who hails from the same town as Wick, had also come to see the show and was hanging out with the rapper beforehand at a party in Wick’s nearby rental, the affidavit said.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
  • These events reverberate around the world, especially among Jews who see themselves as being part of a transnational community.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • In gathering evidence, the commission received videos and testimony from officials and ordinary citizens, and held five public hearings that wrapped up on Tuesday.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Fashion’s biggest night out is almost here, as celebrities from across music, film, TV, sports, and fashion prepare to gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 2026 Met Gala.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In an even more outlandish science-fiction-style plan, the authors write that The Line’s developers envisioned a future in which robots would become intelligent, rights-bearing citizens of the city.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 May 2026
  • Walking through the frame of his soon-to-be new home on a recent morning, an excited Ozzy Herrera could envision the future.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The 4-year-old eventually could be seen getting up and walking away, while Berrios-Otero continues to allegedly rub the unidentified child, the warrant affidavits said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • The experts recommend getting up to walk the aisle at least once every 60 minutes.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • An earlier cut of the film did end in 1993 and addressed the allegations, but that ending had to be scrapped due to a clause in a legal settlement with an accuser that stipulated he could never be pictured or mentioned in a dramatization of Jackson’s life.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In the 2003 documentary Living with Michael Jackson, Michael was pictured holding hands with Gavin Arvizo, who was 13 years old and recovering from cancer at the time.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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