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
  • Just imagine the potpourri of amazing facial expressions that would have been on display had Sai been sitting on the jury.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Brian Eno Few musicians have applied themselves so diligently to imagining what space sounds like.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Sammie’s music even summons traditional Chinese dancers, awakening Americanized Bo and Grace’s cultural heritage.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Trump summoned House Republicans to the White House for a midday meeting as the beleaguered speaker pulls out all the stops to nudge the process forward before lawmakers leave Thursday for a two-week spring recess.
    Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Comments James Cameron has unveiled the first official footage from Avatar: Fire and Ash, though the general public may have to wait a little longer to see it.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Columbia University was the first college to see its funding slashed – by $400 million – as part of the president’s threats to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2023.
    Samantha Waldenberg, Carma Hassan and Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As the trend gathered steam, Democratic President Bill Clinton vetoed 37 bills in his two terms.
    David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The festival’s organizers expect to gather 55,000 people per day, totaling 110,000 attendees over the weekend.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Chollet, like Altman and other tech barons, envisions AI models that can solve any problem imaginable: disease, climate change, poverty, interstellar travel.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Robinson envisions the Indians having another successful season.
    Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Sharp, according to Roberts, got up and apologized to the team.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Cease again got up 0-2 to the next batter, Miguel Andujar, before making another mistake with a sinker in the heart of the zone that Andujar lined softly into center field to tie the game.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Days later, the pair were spotted in the city once again as they were pictured looking cozy during a stroll.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Eddie Murphy has nine other children, and Angel was pictured with all of their siblings in 2018 during an epic family holiday photo that went viral.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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