conjured (up)

Definition of conjured (up)next
past tense of conjure (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjured (up)
Verb
  • Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Along with co-founder Kyle Chayka, now of The New Yorker, Alioto first imagined Dirt as a moment-meeting entertainment brand that brooks very little techno-pessimism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Konrad, 24, drifts between Berlin’s techno clubs and a slow self-destruction until summoned to identify a body that may be his mother’s – a German internationalist guerrilla fighter who abandoned him when a child.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Those videos and the weapon were among the reasons the Biden administration summoned about half a dozen victims to the White House with about two months left in the president's term.
    Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • One Cold War era proposal known as Project Honey Badger envisioned inserting about 2,400 special operations troops into Iran using more than 100 aircraft.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The City Council initially envisioned a 31-acre development project on public land.
    Andrea Levine O’Rourke, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • As additional observations from telescopes around the world were gathered throughout 2025, scientists were able to refine its orbit.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In a voice note sent by the second Tehran resident on Wednesday night, the sound of pro-regime demonstrators who had gathered for the first day of official mourning for Khamenei can be heard chanting in the background.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
  • During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Ada got up very early, before anyone else was awake, and found her mother’s coat, stiff and wet, hanging over the edge of the bath.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Our older daughter got up on the board on her first wave.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, Orion and its service module were pictured burning under the power of what appears to be a Centaur V — the upper stage for United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan rocket.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Iditarod was conceived by co-founders Dorothy Page and Joe Redington Sr.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Under a plan first conceived more than a year ago, Mike’s Red Tacos has sold the rights to 10 to 15 franchisees to develop restaurants in particular territories of the country.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 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 Mar. 2026.

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