as in to elicit
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
the old family photographs we found in the attic evoked a wealth of warm memories
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The interior designer gravitates toward layers of muted and deeper hues that evoke tranquility.
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Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
The American president has once again evoked the idea of annexing us.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
One recent exhibit displayed a series of rough-hewn public fountains that evoked post-apocalyptic decay.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Frozen lakes and leafless trees evoke the myth of Persephone, in which a young girl is abducted by the god of death, and her mother, heartbroken, conceives another child, winter.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
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Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
The American president has once again evoked the idea of annexing us.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
One recent exhibit displayed a series of rough-hewn public fountains that evoked post-apocalyptic decay.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Frozen lakes and leafless trees evoke the myth of Persephone, in which a young girl is abducted by the god of death, and her mother, heartbroken, conceives another child, winter.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Evoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evoke. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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