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conjuring

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adjective

conjuring

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verb

present participle of conjure

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conjuring
Noun
Therefore, in my mind, homemade desserts were magic only grandmothers were capable of conjuring. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 Everyone here has been brought by Vernon, really, by mystical conjuring if not literal invitation, the rock star as co-author. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 Sure, the Oscar-winning makeup helps transform the actor into Cheney, but the voice and petulance are all Bale, whose conjuring of this scoundrel ought to trigger PTSD for anyone who survived the Dubya years. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026 In Pilkington’s conjuring, liberalism was a potent ideology that arose against monarchy and aristocracy and sought to rationalize social and political relationships. Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 But for all of the multiplex-friendly fun Wright’s conjuring with this over-the-top spin on dystopian sci-fi blockbusters, the prevailing feeling here is dread. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025 This is the cursed object that shows up at the Smurls, though the actual conjuring mirror – long a mainstay in the Warrens' Occult Museum, alongside the infamous Annabelle – was obtained from a man in New Jersey. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Rum has always been good at fantasy, conjuring sunshine in a bad bar, smuggling a little heat in the cold, and making the most sensible drinker briefly vulnerable to the pull of a paper umbrella. Lela London, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Rogen also worked often with Jonah Hill (Knocked Up) and James Franco (Pineapple Express), but neither of those talented young filmmakers managed to match Rogen’s energy or resilience in conjuring future projects. Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026 Yet Messi still managed to create a sense of late drama with his hooking passes across the face of Spain’s net, conjuring sudden opportunities out of nothing. Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 Of course, once can’t think of the extra-heighted headband without conjuring up an image of Leighton Meester as queen bee Blair Waldorf, who had a wardrobe full of them in all kinds of prints and patterns. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 July 2026 Brathwaite quickly gained notoriety in Venezuela for her abstract shapes conjuring both geological configurations and human bodies. News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026 While critics mostly embraced Harris’ brutal commitment to conjuring such a twisted tale, Amazon MGM put out a muddled sales pitch that grossed under $5 million domestically. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 In Johannesburg’s inner city, entire blocks fell silent as street vendors cleared out and retail shops pulled steel shutters down, conjuring up memories of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 The windswept tumult is filmed in lyrical slow motion, with high-contrast lighting, and the imagery meshes with Angèle’s text to evoke the inner lives of Maxine and Ada, conjuring subjectivity itself. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuring
Noun
  • Connecticut has an association with witchcraft that’s as long and dishonorable as anything that happened in Massachusetts.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Helen’s famous face has been disfigured, presumably by her angry husband, Menelaus; the sorceress Circe uses her witchcraft in self-defense, seemingly as a result of traumatic encounters with men.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • The interactions between Bourdain and Ciro are pure movie magic and that’s due partly to the performances — both actors have to be in the Oscar race — as well as to the screenplay by Johnson, Todd Bartels, Lou Howe and Matthew Miller.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The kitchen men restarted their cheering as if someone in there was doing stage magic, and Uncle Jimmy leaned closer so he could be heard.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Hidden among the leafy lanes of Kardiani, the enchanting garden taverna of To Perivoli tis Kardianis captures the slower, greener side of Tinos.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Not only that, but the ever-important paths of totality will include several travel hot spots, making these some of the most accessible and enchanting eclipses of our lifetime.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jurors heard a harrowing voicemail left by Johnson begging one of her friends for help as Williams butchered her, stabbing her five times in the chest and four times in her back.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Aemond, still recovering from his mother’s poison, is mopier than usual, begging Alys to be left alone.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • With ancient Greek tale The Odyssey still slashing its way to peak box office, the sword and sorcery age remains a potent genre for Hollywood.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These are some of man's most sorcery-like achievements, providing materials with excellent engineering properties.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Adjective
  • Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
    Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Of the many subfields in classics, papyrology is perhaps the most difficult to understand but also the most bewitching.
    Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Oregon State’s players took the campaign a step further, petitioning state regulators for union representation and the right to bargain with their university.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, California Coastkeeper Alliance and other nonprofit groups tried to expand the clean water protections statewide by petitioning six other regional water boards.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Adjective
  • At first, Robert’s drunken moves on the dance floor are charming, even if Thom is less than impressed by the spectacle.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Blending documentary and fictional elements, directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw pay homage to the remarkable and charming people whose zest for life shapes and preserves this unique region and its centuries-old culture.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Conjuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuring. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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