conjured

past tense of conjure

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conjured André Breton, in Nadja and Mad Love, conjured his occult project of Surrealism from the city’s chance encounters, not least between the present and the dreamy past, its flea markets and arcana. — Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Chinese exhibits in Geneva conjured up AI as giant robots guarding futuristic Chinese cityscapes. — Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Certainly, the greatest image of sophistication ever conjured is Raphael’s 1514 portrait, now in the Louvre, of Baldassare Castiglione, who gave the ideal its name. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Newcastle, meanwhile, have conjured four shots on target in their last two games and scored with every one of them. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Hossain and her collaborators have conjured an internalized hellscape marked by sensual photography, gnarly cyst makeup, and suffocating matrimonial rituals involving turmeric and milk — all redolent with upper-class heteronormative rot. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Physical volume is conjured, but a mesmerizing autonomy of line prevails. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 The projections can take whatever physical form a ring-bearer wills, and some powerful Lanterns have conjured the shapes of living beings, though sentience is another matter. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 The bleakness of those far northern isles, the punishing, incessant wind, the wild beauty of the land and rugged coastline are unforgettably conjured alongside her inner struggle to stay sober. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjured
Verb
  • Officers tried to move him to another cell, but the other men begged them not to, saying his song and prayer put their minds at ease.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • During a bizarre San Diego break-in, a golden retriever who lives at the home begged the prowler to play.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • African Americans petitioned for freedom in the northern states, with varying success.
    — Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Mullens was one of three female swimmers who formally petitioned the Virginia State Board of Health to enact the regulation, along with Hungarian Olympian Réka György and former Roanoke teammate Carter Satterfield.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Conjured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjured. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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