conjure (up)

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure (up)
Verb
  • Finally, imagine tucking your anxiety into a cozy box and carrying it gently in a small bag slung over your shoulder, wrote Beck.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 30 May 2025
  • Olivia Jan, who worked on the Grassland Opera fragrance imagined the scent of the herbaceous orbexilum stipulatum flower.
    Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Taylor watched the game from the dugout until the ninth inning when he was summoned to pinch run and play left field.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent and Yunus Musah, Pulisic’s teammate in Milan, were also left off the 27-man roster summoned to training camp ahead next month’s Gold Cup, although some of those players will be participating in the Club World Cup.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • But the company said shoppers may still see price hikes as early as July.
    Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
  • The seashore added that those who see wildlife in need of help can call its hotline at (252) 216-6892.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • During the current Nile Conference, the team has organised watch parties in Nairobi for every game, creating communal spaces for fans to gather, celebrate, and share in the excitement of the team’s historic debut in the continental championship.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Supporters of Palestine gather at Harvard University to protest against Israel's war in Gaza.
    Nik Popli, Time, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Levi envisions a complex with a pair of 20,000-square-foot soundstages, two amphitheaters, a boutique hotel, cabins and a farm-to-table restaurant.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 22 May 2025
  • Regardless, the Giants have executed Plan B with Hicks, which was always one of the easiest Plan Bs to envision.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • The cleaner grabbed the suspect, sparking a brawl, with both men falling to the platform before the suspect got up and fled.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
  • The scheduled flight went on as usual until the pilot got up to use the lavatory during the duration of the flight.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • As his two sons run around its Civil War display, throwing paper darts and speculating on why otters exist, J.B. slips away to the room of paintings by Arthur Dove, an early abstractionist, checks out how they’re attached to the wall and pictures his future winnings.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
  • What is Magna Carta? 10 of 10 Morris the Alligator, pictured above, died this week.
    Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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