as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
I conjure you to hear my plea for mercy
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Recent Examples of conjure
The hole conjured nightmares of cars and trucks inadvertently taking an off-ramp straight down.
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Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Increasingly high stakes present, the film conjures the parallel strife of Chile and Cuba.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 17 May 2025
When leaders place loyalists in charge of federal law enforcement, attempts to conjure votes for the president out of thin air or to seize ballot boxes in opposition districts are more likely to succeed.
—Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Drucker is able to conjure a frosty authority that is entirely convincing, while simultaneously hinting at vulnerabilities that nobody within the narrative is allowed to see.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2025
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Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Increasingly high stakes present, the film conjures the parallel strife of Chile and Cuba.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 17 May 2025
When leaders place loyalists in charge of federal law enforcement, attempts to conjure votes for the president out of thin air or to seize ballot boxes in opposition districts are more likely to succeed.
—Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Drucker is able to conjure a frosty authority that is entirely convincing, while simultaneously hinting at vulnerabilities that nobody within the narrative is allowed to see.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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Until her death at age 25, Emily would beg to be taken to the carousel at the mall near her home in Columbia, Maryland.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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But coming from the multiracial, multiethnic U.S., his background begged for further description.—
Rebecca R. Bibbs,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Other residents have petitioned against the ordinance because of the financial implications of not being able to rent their properties.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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More than 50 asset managers have petitioned the SEC for exemptive relief in order to offer an ETF share class of an existing mutual fund.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
20 May 2025
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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