as in begs
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 conjures
Dark selvedge blue has a professional and polished edge that simultaneously conjures vintage workwear, breaking in over time.
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Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
Boston references one particular dress-fitting scene with Rachel’s in-laws in which lead director Weronika Tofilska conjures a hypnotic visual.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
Coogler's Jim Crow-era film -- the rare horror movie to win the academy's favor -- conjures a mythical allegory of Black life.
—Jake Coyle The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Stewart conjures Lidia’s complex inner life with agitated images and a bold editing scheme that flashes back and ahead.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
Coogler’s Jim Crow-era film — the rare horror movie to win the academy’s favor — conjures a mythical allegory of Black life.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The pastoral feel of the music, and Murdoch’s soft, tremulous tenor conjures Nick Drake, but the content of the songs hews closer to the urban fever dreams of Martin Amis, whose 1995 novel The Information traces similar lines of fading-empire disenfranchisement.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
The corporate neckwear is the everyday counterpart to the traditionally more luxurious cravat – a voluminous neckscarf that conjures up images of opulent dinners aboard a yacht sailing through the Mediterranean.
—Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Yasiel Puig’s name conjures indelible images to Dodgers fans.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
Boston references one particular dress-fitting scene with Rachel’s in-laws in which lead director Weronika Tofilska conjures a hypnotic visual.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
Coogler's Jim Crow-era film -- the rare horror movie to win the academy's favor -- conjures a mythical allegory of Black life.
—Jake Coyle The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Stewart conjures Lidia’s complex inner life with agitated images and a bold editing scheme that flashes back and ahead.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
Coogler’s Jim Crow-era film — the rare horror movie to win the academy’s favor — conjures a mythical allegory of Black life.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The pastoral feel of the music, and Murdoch’s soft, tremulous tenor conjures Nick Drake, but the content of the songs hews closer to the urban fever dreams of Martin Amis, whose 1995 novel The Information traces similar lines of fading-empire disenfranchisement.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
The corporate neckwear is the everyday counterpart to the traditionally more luxurious cravat – a voluminous neckscarf that conjures up images of opulent dinners aboard a yacht sailing through the Mediterranean.
—Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Yasiel Puig’s name conjures indelible images to Dodgers fans.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjures
begs
Verb
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Still, the rapid adoption of Burrito League begs the challenge—what the hell is so appealing about running around and around and around the same restaurant for days on end?—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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The blooming pink muhly grass, a sight that begs to be photographed.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
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