conjures (up)

Definition of conjures (up)next
present tense third-person singular of conjure (up)
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Verb
  • The Other Bennet Sister BritBox, May 6 Hadlow’s continuation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice imagines the fortunes of Mary Bennet, aka the boring (though not entirely ignored) one.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Unsettlingly directed by Donald Cammell, this adaptation of Dean Koontz’s 1973 novel of the same name imagines a smart home years before Nest, Ring, Roomba, and other devices become commonplace.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Trouble’s brewing once a magic flute that summons the powerful Great Water Dragon is stolen.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Elden Ring sets are looking very real in a way that summons an overpowering urge to replay a game that takes 400 hours to get through.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Initially aimed at Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for wind farms and Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for the oil industry, Vard envisions this technology eventually forming a charging infrastructure along the entire Norwegian coast.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
  • The revised Treasury-Fed accord Warsh envisions would in some, still-unspecified, way govern the size and potentially composition of the Fed's balance sheet.
    Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • The lesson learned is that when a 14-year-old trusts his instincts and gathers the confidence and courage to tell adults the truth, people will listen.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • The state Department of Health committee gathers and analyzes data on mothers who lose their lives to pregnancy.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis, or who sees someone in crisis, should call 911, 211 or 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
    Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2026
  • South Florida frequently sees sargassum washing ashore on its beaches, but the brown seaweed generally isn't harmful to humans.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • As the video shows, Curl-Salemme gets up and makes direct contact with Willoughby’s head.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • When the mother cat gets up and steps away from her kittens for a moment, the chickens are right there.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Miss Manners pictures your guests, looking forward to a pleasant evening with you, being confronted with your suggestions.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • After all, no one pictures a futuristic city cloaked in exhaust fumes.
    Alex Hewitt, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Inspired by her magical storytelling and the world around him, Julián dreams of becoming a mermaid – sparking a dazzling journey from the borough’s sunlit streets to the mystical depths of the sea.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Josie Maran dreams of an ice cream truck.
    Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Conjures (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjures%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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