elicits

present tense third-person singular of elicit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of elicits Located at the intersection of Washington Street and Summer Street while servicing the Red and Orange Lines – Downtown Crossing elicits strong opinions from Bostonians. Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 As listeners enjoy a cross section of very different Americas, Flagg elicits laughs with her humorous observations of the human condition and her wry delivery. Audiofile Magazine august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025 What might seem a perverse choice reveals itself, over Dry Leaf’s epic length, as a brilliant thematic gesture that elicits its own temporal register. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elicits
Verb
  • The anger evokes town hall meetings, school board meetings, library meetings, any gathering where people are trying to figure out what is going on in the world right now, without any sufficient explanation.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The whole setup creates an obsession among fans that evokes real emotions.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sherry hopes his video inspires men, balding or not, to embrace self-care and find ways to be the best version of themselves.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • What’s needed now is a return to fashion that inspires, built on products that reignite a sense of fantasy.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Elicits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elicits. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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