Thesaurus results for CONJURING (UP)

conjuring (up)

verb

present participle of conjure (up)

as in imagining

to form a mental picture of with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon

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as in summoning

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise

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Abundance is committed to the progress and pluralism that are the best of cities, imagining a future of radical plenty.

— Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Books are now asked to function simultaneously as texts and as lifestyle objects, and designers are now tasked with imagining multiple scales of reach simultaneously, from the bookstore table to the phone screen.

— Madelyn Johnson, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of imagining

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Attendees will enter the iconic Lament Configuration puzzle box, summoning the Cenobites and opening a gateway to a dimension full of unspeakable horrors.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Led by Kane and Jude Bellingham, a prince of the midfield, England had played with courage and vim at the World Cup, summoning goals and desperate tackles.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of summoning

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Several of the roads were constructed with pedestrians in mind first, envisioning the fan march from the Landing to CPKC Stadium on match days.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
The only thing harder than envisioning the end of capitalism is trying to imagine a readable book written by (or attributed to) a contemporary American political figure.

— Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of envisioning

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Mead played three different infield positions for the Nationals, seeing time at third base, first base and second base.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
With softball seeing continued audience growth during the Women’s College World Series, college regular season and now the AUSL, expectations are rising as the sport will make its return to the Olympics at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

— Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of seeing

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Just gaining and gathering a better understanding of the offense so the confidence grows within myself and the receivers.

— Matt Zahn, CBS News, 30 July 2026
OWAReaper then creates a session key, unique to each target, and begins gathering the target’s email address, username and Outlook settings.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

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Where to Eat and Drink The Salt Lick BBQ is likely what many out-of-state visitors imagine when picturing Central Texas-style barbecue—and its backstory is just as flavorful as its brisket.

— Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
Jones argues that the standard template many people imagine when picturing a dragon—wings, reptilian scales, and sharp teeth—is a kind of composite of humanity’s earliest predators.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

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