conjuring (up)

present participle of conjure (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuring (up)
Verb
  • The American media look here like fools, as does the conspiratorial mirror image imagining a vast secret US operation.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
  • Yet readers aren’t imagining the sticker shock.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Happily, walking into Champagne Shack does not require summoning courage.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Railroad tracks frame the Escambia Bay shoreline, summoning an old-Florida nostalgia that just begs you to sit and stay awhile.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Part of the fun of this years-long project for the creatives was re-envisioning their placement.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
  • Experts from around the globe are already busy envisioning creative applications for artificial intelligence in space.
    Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • My dream weekend is getting up late and watching like four films back-to-back, and ordering food.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
  • The system is forecast to drop 5-10 inches of rain with some areas getting up to 20 inches through Thursday from the mid to upper Texas coast and much of Louisiana as well as portions of Mississippi and Alabama and the western portions of Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Another patient, David Nurieli, described seeing elderly individuals forced to walk or be carried up three flights of stairs when the elevator fails.
    Bri Buckley, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Those concerns were amplified by Marsch only seeing his players every few months before the World Cup.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Contingency lane closure, as needed, would see Miami police temporarily close the northbound right lane on Biscayne Boulevard directly in front of the park to improve crowd circulation, and enhance safety conditions near event entrances and gathering areas.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
  • Born in 1980s Hollywood as gathering spaces for new immigrants, these halls evolved into cultural centers.
    Ani Duzdabanyan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Spain desperately needs a win to get its World Cup back on track while another good performance from Saudi Arabia — unbeaten in its last three games — would have the Arabian Falcons dreaming of a spot in the knockout stage.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Jill wasn’t a chef but a television writer trapped in an all-male writers room — dreaming of a job at none other than Shondaland.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal with immense speed, sharp teeth or deadly venom.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • The test case—picturing a cow doing ballet—produces a smug bovine pirouetting.
    Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Conjuring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuring%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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