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Recent Examples of conjuration Most of the recipients dismissed the composer as a crank, but a few were spellbound by his transcendentalist conjurations, and a cult began to grow. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Theater is a more symbolic space, a conjuration of lights and plywood, which offered Comer a kind of freedom. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023 King pointed me to his conjuration of Haures, Duke of Hell and commander of thirty-six legions, known better as the Egyptian deity Horus. Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Perhaps the devil could be cornered during some secret ceremony of conjuration after the show on the tour bus . . . Bob Larsen, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2022 But the precision and control of the tales has given way in these pages to a shaggy-dog approach that’s part stream-of-consciousness, part apocalyptic conjuration, part analogy-laden metafiction. Michiko Kakutani, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuration
Noun
  • In that two-year spell with Slegers as head coach, Rosengard won back-to-back league titles.
    Art de Roché, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Threat level: The mini warm spell today and Friday could melt away what little snow cover is left in parts of the Twin Cities, Dettmann said.
    Nick Halter, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The case was dismissed after the judge learned that the prosecution had failed to turn over key evidence; Baldwin was officially cleared in December when the special prosecutor withdrew her appeal of that dismissal.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In times of intensifying economic inequality, when many of the jobs on offer are precarious, underpaid, and spiritually deadening, the prospect of becoming your own boss holds a lot of appeal.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The amalgamation of memory, historical fact and artifice yield an engrossing incantation.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • These works evoke the votive sculptures of ancient Egypt, where animals garnered more reverence than they do now, were seen as perhaps incantations of gods.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • At an inaugural prayer service, an Episcopal bishop asked Trump to show mercy to immigrants and L.G.B.T. children.
    German Lopez, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • At this time, his family is requesting privacy and appreciates your continued thoughts and prayers.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Rev. Franklin Graham will deliver the invocation.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The invocation of emergency powers was ruled unconstitutional by a Canadian court in 2024.
    The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Under their plea agreements, Torres and Sosa-Guevara face up to 65 years in prison, while Lopez-Morales could serve up to 60 years.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • But also there, making an impassioned plea, were Ben Kingan's parents.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This decision comes almost three years after health groups and activists filed a petition to end the use of Red 3, also known as erythrosine, due to its link to cancer and behavioral problems among children.
    Sydney Wingfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Though there's been a Change.org petition to bring them back since 2017, McDonald's hasn't answered the call.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Conjuration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuration. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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