conjuring (up)

Definition of conjuring (up)next
present participle of conjure (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuring (up)
Verb
  • Slaves began imagining the possibility of freedom.
    Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Hard sci-fi, meanwhile, leans into the fact that life evolving on other planets, under different conditions, and across different stretches of time will almost certainly take on forms so different from ours that comprehending them would be like imagining a new color.
    Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Hackers can then use the army of infected computers to launch DDoS attacks, which involve summoning waves of internet traffic to overwhelm a website, app or IP address to try and take them offline.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The Brooklyn psych-folk artist’s 2025 debut, newly reissued by AD 93, is dissonant, ghostly, and otherworldly, summoning complex emotions with sparse tools.
    Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Beyond the arena, Welts shared fresh details about the entertainment district the team is envisioning with its next home.
    Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • From Wednesday on, the real heat wave begins to take a foothold with highs for many areas getting up into the 80s to finish the week.
    Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Most are getting up there in age, making their runs more notable.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • He’s still based at Salt Lake City International, where his 20-year-old daughter works as a TSA agent, and says that seeing his former colleagues struggling is difficult.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In terms of the commitment to doing a greater number of local shows, the idea is subscribers will be seeing more from their home countries, and more often.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Rodney statue has been gathering dust in storage after being removed from public view in Delaware during the 2020 racial justice protests.
    Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Police in recent months have banned meetings or arrested people for gathering to express opposition.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Matlin knows a little about dreaming big.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Sleep architecture maps out how a person transitions through different sleep stages, such as light sleep and dreaming (REM), as well as how sound affects someone during each of these different stages.
    Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At night, Martinez lay awake picturing an agent in the middle of the road raising his gun.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The trio created fake Minnesota temporary drivers’ licenses using false names, with each license picturing one of the Thomases, federal prosecutors said.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Conjuring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuring%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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