conjure (up)

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure (up)
Verb
  • As explained in the behind-the-scenes dive, the BAFTA Award-winning composer imagined the sound in images, sampled MRI sounds, and composed the actual score for a trap beat.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Enthralling both fellow captives and the Bey of Algiers, Cervantes, his spirit unbroken, also imagines a daring escape plan.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Naturally, the orphans start being tormented by a demon, who was summoned after the girl’s parents prayed to whatever entity would bring their daughter back.
    Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • However, when Astrid breaks open a portal to the afterlife, Lydia is forced to summon the pinstriped menace who's never really left her mind to try and save her family.
    James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taylor also drew false-start and holding penalties in the first half, and teammate Travis Kelce had seen enough during the Chiefs’ season-opening game Friday against the Chargers in São Paulo, Brazil.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • However, only select regions will get to see the eclipse, including New Zealand, southern Australia, parts of the Pacific and Atlantic, Asia, Africa, and Antarctica.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
    Mark Cooper, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The audience was shocked – which is just what Gaga envisioned.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • However, the Ulrich plan largely predicted it right, envisioning a district that would absorb all of California’s northern state line with Oregon, stretching to Nevada.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She was murdered not by Vladimir Putin, but by Decarlos Brown, a violent career criminal with 14 previous arrests who — according to the CCTV video — got up from his seat and decided to kill her for no apparent reason.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This will take time — crewmembers and technicians to get up to speed — and time is money on film sets.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maple pictured alongside her litter of nine healthy puppies.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris and Carrie Preston who star in are pictured on set while filming an episode of CBS' Elsbeth.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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