conjuring (up)

present participle of conjure (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuring (up)
Verb
  • Drivers like Doell aren’t imagining the transformation.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But cosmologists have had trouble imagining the mechanisms that could generate such large fluctuations.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The trailer already gives you an idea of the memes that will spawn from this movie, between Grogu using that telescope, summoning a bowl of chips with the Force, riding on a mini speeder with a bunch of Babu Friks, or eating space popcorn at a sporting event with dad.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Seven people receive mysterious poison pen letters summoning them to a posh townhouse.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That preparation can include qualifying potential deal partners, envisioning a game plan to test buyer demand and preparing executive summaries to set the table for negotiations.
    Frank Williamson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But others immediately began envisioning the catastrophic potentials of the scientific creation of bizarre new forms of biology.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gaw recommends individuals, particularly women in midlife, eat breakfast one to two hours after getting up to regulate their blood sugar and hormones and supercharge their energy for the day.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Nix had to throw it away and tossed his hands up after getting up from the turf.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Is not seeing eye-to-eye killing the artistic flow?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • During another visit, a city investigator reported seeing unpermitted construction of concrete pads, structures and grading.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • About half of Constellation’s US customers are Hispanic, and some have stopped going out to restaurants and gathering in large groups out of fear of being swept up in deportations, CEO Bill Newlands previously said.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 25-year-old is also dreaming of something more personal.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There, dusty fields double as Western movie sets as 12-year-old Bianca blurs gender lines by dreaming of becoming a stunt rider.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Likewise, picturing yourself someday needing help with eating, dressing, or walking is very different from already relying on that help every day.
    Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Conjuring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuring%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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