conjuring (up)

present participle of conjure (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuring (up)
Verb
  • And that is the relentless drive that compelled Brady — and compels Kane — to keep learning, keep improving, keep re-imagining the game well into their 30s.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • For her, however, the most meaningful response is imagining how her grandmother would have reacted to all the attention.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • Happily, walking into Champagne Shack does not require summoning courage.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The Chicago White Sox entered spring training envisioning Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero as the combination behind the plate after both catchers had promising rookie seasons in 2025.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Waddle believed to be missing element Nix didn’t throw a single pass to Jaylen Waddle during the full-team sessions of the offseason program, but that didn’t prevent the third-year quarterback from envisioning the ways Denver’s newest playmaker will impact the offense.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 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
  • The journey in seeing a friend’s city anew becomes another way of seeing home.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • On June 9, witnesses reported seeing a man start a small brush fire in a field behind the Wal-Mart on Camino Arroyo, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2026
  • Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • With summer officially here, there’s no need to keep dreaming about your outdoor oasis when options like this are available right now.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • And SpaceX is dreaming even bigger than that.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 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 28 Jun. 2026.

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