as in begged
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 conjured
Surely there were those in attendance, and those watching, who conjured horrible thoughts of Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley being left permanently paralyzed from the chest down after taking a vicious hit from the Oakland Raiders’ Jack Tatum during a 1978 preseason game.
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Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The news was shared to social media with an image that conjured up the franchise’s world.
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Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Over decades, Putin has conjured the image of an unflappable, precise policy master.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The Voorhees brothers are showing me performances conjured entirely from a handful of personal photos and audio recordings given to them by Kilmer’s estate.
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Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
Back then, wind power still conjured up images of quaint Dutch mills and creaky prairie water pumpers.
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IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
Herbie Hancock conjured what sounded like a lost Debussy Prélude.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Eyghon is a demon the quartet had conjured for amusement in their youth.
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ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The news was shared to social media with an image that conjured up the franchise’s world.
—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Over decades, Putin has conjured the image of an unflappable, precise policy master.
—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The Voorhees brothers are showing me performances conjured entirely from a handful of personal photos and audio recordings given to them by Kilmer’s estate.
—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
Back then, wind power still conjured up images of quaint Dutch mills and creaky prairie water pumpers.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
Herbie Hancock conjured what sounded like a lost Debussy Prélude.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Eyghon is a demon the quartet had conjured for amusement in their youth.
—
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjured
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Following the settlement, McAfee wrote to Martin to apologize, but also begged her to move on.
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Zayn, then, begged for Rhodes’ honesty.
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With an $800 daily fine soon going into effect over her 2024 civil contempt ruling, Fox News alum Catherine Herridge‘s legal team has petitioned for a stay after she was ordered to reveal her sources for her 2017 stories about Yanping Chen.
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Eitay Mack, an Israeli lawyer who has petitioned the Israeli government to enforce controls over shipments of surveillance technology, believes Cellebrite has the capability to remotely prevent devices from operating.
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