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
  • Hiba imagined seeing snow for the first time and living in a cold state, such as Ohio.
    Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Now imagine moving millions of items, each of them delicate, unique, priceless and old.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat on Monday to lodge a formal protest over a suicide attack in the country's northwest, bordering Afghanistan, that killed 15 police officers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 May 2026
  • Philippine police officials have summoned Dela Rosa to appear before them for an investigation into his role in the Duterte-era killings.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • The backstory South America’s largest city sprawls as far as the eye can see with towers and highways, which explains how this part of town (not the most central) has become a hub for meetings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • But drivers wouldn’t immediately see that full amount shaved off their bills under a suspension.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Before the team’s departure, the staff gathered for a final walk-through.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Matsuzawa envisioned a future that would keep him in Japan — college, followed by a career.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026
  • Her role, the one head coach Cori Close envisioned to complete a team built to win it all, centered on joy and culture.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Garance falls down, gets up, falls again, and again, but then finally one more time.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • One of the important points on Calvert-Lewin’s side was the time he would be given to get up to speed before playing, having missed the entirety of pre-season.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Nichols is no longer named or pictured as a teacher on the high school's website, but the district has not said what the status of her job is at this time.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Martin is pictured wearing airy dresses, broderie anglaise blouses and a swimsuit bearing a print of a parrot propped on pink hibiscus flowers.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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