conjure (up)

Definition of conjure (up)next
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as in to summon
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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Verb
  • But dismantling polluting industries, trying to clean up our air and our water, and imagining a health care system not driven by profit would take coordinated, radical restructuring.
    Hannah Kerman, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Just imagine Bill Belichick and Rob Gronkowski smashing vodka Red Bulls and partying it up.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The advantages are tantalizing, particularly for a vehicle that’s going to be summoned on demand.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • While speaking to detectives, Murray claimed to have immediately begun CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while calling Jackson's assistant to summon the security team — although it was later revealed that the call went to voicemail.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The fact is that recent or older series can gain new footholds with modern viewers who haven’t seen them.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Actor Sarah Jessica Parker was seen walking down the grand staircase at the New York Public Library with Queen Camilla after a literacy event this afternoon.
    Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In gathering evidence, the commission received videos and testimony from officials and ordinary citizens, and held five public hearings that wrapped up on Tuesday.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Fashion’s biggest night out is almost here, as celebrities from across music, film, TV, sports, and fashion prepare to gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 2026 Met Gala.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That includes the 49ers, who walked away with a set of three draft picks Friday that no one envisioned.
    Vic Tafur, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Stefanishyna envisions a reciprocal partnership with Washington, in which each side can provide the other with critical assistance.
    Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Sanchez somehow got up to tip it over the bar.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • People got up off the floor to look around and try to see why there was a commotion.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • An earlier cut of the film did end in 1993 and addressed the allegations, but that ending had to be scrapped due to a clause in a legal settlement with an accuser that stipulated he could never be pictured or mentioned in a dramatization of Jackson’s life.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In the 2003 documentary Living with Michael Jackson, Michael was pictured holding hands with Gavin Arvizo, who was 13 years old and recovering from cancer at the time.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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