as in elicits
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
the old family photographs we found in the attic evoked a wealth of warm memories
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Recent Examples of evokes
Now a food writer and cookbook author, she was tapped by Prior as a kind of conduit for the region, because her love and knowledge of its culture and culinary traditions evokes similar passion in her guests.
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Harrison still evokes painterly fugues of light and pungent smells, but they’re offset by a growing bleakness, and there’s less humor.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
That quake, a magnitude 6 centered near North Palm Springs, isn’t part of the tectonic pantheon that evokes the worst of California’s seismic fears — your Northridges, Loma Prietas or Sylmars.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Each canvas evokes emotion with the thousands of brush marks and countless layers of paint which, according to him, represent feelings, memories and things that happen to people over time.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
The Knicks are playing the kind of free-flowing, ball-don’t-stick basketball that evokes the spirit of the last team to win it all at Madison Square Garden.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
To start with, thin strips of bronze were stamped and milled to create a pattern that evokes the parallel grooves of a vinyl record.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 May 2026
Over the past few years, the job market for new graduates has grown steadily worse, a hiring drought that evokes memories of the Great Recession.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Jennifer Aniston may not pay constant homage to her Friends character on purpose, but her layered blonde cut consistently evokes her iconic hair.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 27 May 2026
Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Harrison still evokes painterly fugues of light and pungent smells, but they’re offset by a growing bleakness, and there’s less humor.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
That quake, a magnitude 6 centered near North Palm Springs, isn’t part of the tectonic pantheon that evokes the worst of California’s seismic fears — your Northridges, Loma Prietas or Sylmars.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Each canvas evokes emotion with the thousands of brush marks and countless layers of paint which, according to him, represent feelings, memories and things that happen to people over time.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
The Knicks are playing the kind of free-flowing, ball-don’t-stick basketball that evokes the spirit of the last team to win it all at Madison Square Garden.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
To start with, thin strips of bronze were stamped and milled to create a pattern that evokes the parallel grooves of a vinyl record.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 May 2026
Over the past few years, the job market for new graduates has grown steadily worse, a hiring drought that evokes memories of the Great Recession.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Jennifer Aniston may not pay constant homage to her Friends character on purpose, but her layered blonde cut consistently evokes her iconic hair.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evokes
Verb
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Wearing orange and blue still elicits nods, smiles and daps from strangers.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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The image elicits awe in Rob Harcourt who took the photograph.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
11 June 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Someone who inspires me with her big, beautiful heart.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Evokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evokes. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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