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
  • 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
  • Set more than a decade after Jane’s untimely death, this bit of historical fiction follows her beloved older (and only) sister, Cassandra, sensitively portrayed by executive producer Keeley Hawes, and imagines the circumstances that led her to destroy thousands of the author’s personal letters.
    Judy Berman, Time, 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
  • Todd and Julie did see a minor court victory in 2019 when the Georgia Department of Revenue cleared the couple of a $2 million state tax evasion charge stemming from a two-year investigation of nearly eight years of returns beginning in 2008.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
  • Patchy Mix Betting Odds and Line Movement With Mix being somewhat of an unknown to many fight fans who spend most of their time focusing on the UFC, the opening odds for this contest saw Mix and Bautista both listed at -110.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
  • The relief corps gathered around Adam Ottavino’s locker, reminiscing about better games while drinking beers.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • But the Panthers are bullish on his abilities and envision him thriving as a favorite target for Young for years to come.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • The climbable statue, which won’t actually be climbable until later this summer, was envisioned by Denargo’s landscape architect Sasaki, in collaboration with developers Golub & Co. and FORMATIV.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 31 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
  • Eleven wore a white tulle dress and an adorable daisy-chain headband in some of the photos, pictured all around her party.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • Now, picture a great power—China—with a military to rival the US and fusion reactors that provide virtually unlimited energy.
    Wal van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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