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
  • To imagine the one, rather than the demographic? 4.
    Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Narratively, this is a big win for him; imagine if the album touted as the grand finale of his decade-plus career opened with numbers closer to that of Dawn FM’s opening week?
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Lamar delivered a Super Bowl performance wholly unlike any other before it, in which the aim was not to summon nostalgia or comfort but to demand full attention and active listening from his audience.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The Bureau of Mediation Services intervened, summoning both parties for mediation on Monday, March 4, with the union’s strike window opening on Tuesday.
    Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Thompson said the Mavericks’ decision to move Dončić roughly eight months following a trip to the NBA Finals was one of the most shocking moves he’s seen in his time around the NBA.
    Christian Clark, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Shein and Temu icons are seen displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on August 27, 2024.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Brain tissue samples were gathered from the frontal cortex, the area of the brain associated with thinking and reasoning.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Finally, the sound reaches the jittery group gathered beneath the marble archways outside the palazzo’s guest villa.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Considered by many to be a jewel in the University of North Carolina system, its founders envisioned a salon-like utopia, where artists would pass their craft on to young performers.
    Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Leslie Voltaire, the head of the Transitional Presidential Council, is envisioning a vote to restore democracy to Haiti with elections for a president, parliament and local mayors on Nov. 15.
    Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Caregivers are urged to get up to date on their vaccines because that can reduce the risk of passing on an infection to young children, Mestre said.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Rooms Farmhouse Inn has 25 rooms, including cozy 200-square-foot rooms, standalone cottage suites toward the front of the property, and the larger barn suites, which get up to 850 square feet.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Since confirming her romance with Patrick’s teammate Kelce, 35, in October 2023, Swift has been pictured with Brittany on multiple occasions.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • President Donald Trump speaks at a joint news conference with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May (not pictured) in London, Britain, June 4, 2019.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Feb. 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 Feb. 2025.

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