conjured (up)

Definition of conjured (up)next
past tense of conjure (up)
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Verb
  • Writing a novel forces confrontation — with uncertainty, with imperfection, with the uncomfortable gap between what was imagined and what exists on the page.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Lutnick's voluntary closed-door interview comes amid a monthslong procession of powerful people summoned before the committee, many of whom have been subjected to embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million pages of records known as the Epstein files.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Sorensen summoned both Fire Chief Stephen Gollan and Police Chief Bill Schultz to the lectern and quizzed them on their relationship with the city manager.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • This is a rendering of the Forge Atlanta project, which is envisioned for a 10-acre site between downtown Atlanta and Castleberry Hill.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
  • The second and third deliveries are envisioned in 2038 and 2039, with the fourth and fifth ships expected in 2041 and 2043.
    Tony Capaccio, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Luxury retail remained resilient during China‘s five-day Labor Day holiday — bucking a broader trend of cautious consumer spending — according to foot traffic data gathered by Bernstein across 10 high-end malls in four major cities.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • The annual update reports on the water quality and health of Baltimore's Inner Harbor based on data gathered by both Blue Water Baltimore and Waterfront Partnership in 2024.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).
    Ella Quittner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Towns took a hard fall and banged his head and back on the floor, then got up and kept moving.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
  • The letter states that during the performance Hartwick got up to lead the group.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The ones who only pictured success — without planning for the obstacles ahead — actually studied less and performed worse.
    Terry Ward, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • Trump is pictured in a golden inflatable chair with other members of his Cabinet in the AI image posted May 1.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • It had been conceived by one Trevor and souped up by another, both of them newcomers and one not even an official member.
    Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026
  • Attenborough, more than anybody, has established the link between the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond—which, thanks to him, is revealed to be wider, weirder, and more combative than anyone could have conceived.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
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“Conjured (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjured%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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