conjured (up)

verb

Definition of conjured (up)next
past tense of conjure (up)
1
as in imagined
to form a mental picture of with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon

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2
as in summoned
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 conjured (up)
  1. imagined
  2. summoned
  3. envisioned
  4. gathered
  5. saw
  6. conceived
  7. dreamed
Verb
  • And the president’s job is far more complex than the 18th-century framers of the Constitution could have imagined.
    Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This new medical paradigm impacted not only how external threats were imagined—the hordes of viruses, spores and prions who now appeared to be always threatening to break through our defences—but also how the internal world of the body was envisioned.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • The Russian mercenaries summoned by the juntas to bolster their grip have instead left a vacuum in which jihadists have thrived, says the assessment, given to CNN by a French security official.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Sometimes, though, history shows up when summoned.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of summoned
Verb
  • The Rams envisioned Williams starting opposite Tre’Davious White, a former All-Pro for the Buffalo Bills who was coming off Achilles surgery.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This new medical paradigm impacted not only how external threats were imagined—the hordes of viruses, spores and prions who now appeared to be always threatening to break through our defences—but also how the internal world of the body was envisioned.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of envisioned
Verb
  • Let’s Go Washington reported how much money was paid to APM, but did not specify how APM may or may not have spent some of the money on subcontractors who could have gathered signatures.
    Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The exhibition’s preview gathered a glitzy crowd with Honor Swinton Byrne, Phoebe Philo’s daughter Maya Wigram, Simone Ashley and Daniel Levy in attendance.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • But most are satisfied with the sounds of scraping, sawing, sanding, drilling and hammering.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As previously mentioned, there’s a scene in which a Weeknd gets sawed in half.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • The Beach Terrace above is conceived as a lush oasis with a lagoon, a sandy beachfront and palm groves.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The show, which is currently in active development, is conceived as a biographical anthology series akin to Ryan Murphy’s Monster, which each new season exploring the life of another skating legend.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of conceived
Verb
  • But Celia always dreamed of being a writer.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Viewers have dreamt of getting their hands on a real-life Krabby Patty for more than two decades and the burger chain is delivering on the fantasy.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of dreamed
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