conjured (up)

past tense of conjure (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjured (up)
Verb
  • Yet its most acclaimed, and valuable, such set imagined a fictional conflict.
    — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Could my grandparents have imagined working as social media influencers?
    — Ali Kashani, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Video footage of that night was captured by Lopez’s younger sister, who was outside with her brother smoking on the front lawn of their parents’ home when the two officers arrived and summoned Lopez out into the street, according to Kremer.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • When Georg discards the item and it is found by the police, Fritz is summoned to Westhofen to identify it.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • His loneliness is somewhat mitigated by the other sentient AIs he’s uploaded to his mindspace, envisioned by creator Terry Matalas (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys) as a big white house on a purposefully digital green lawn.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Another personal detail of the partnership, meanwhile, is how the duo envisioned these new travel bags being worn.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Most of the furniture comes from the owner’s personal collection, gathered over the course of a lifetime from visits to flea markets all over Europe.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jones got up, straightened his shoulder pads and headed back to the defensive backfield.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • There were scuff marks on the coffee table where Porsha got up and tried to teach everyone how to twerk.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Tap on the Line (pictured above) is the only pub in the capital which sits directly on a tube station platform, and is one of the last remaining 19th-century stations.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s 007 (pictured above) wears one of the designer’s corduroy suits during the film’s opening chase.
    — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The phone encounters were conceived before the pandemic, but once quarantine began, the idea of entertaining people through interactive phone plays really began to pick up steam.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • It was conceived for American apple brandy but works with Calvados (the French kind).
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Conjured (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjured%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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