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 reports of his contemporaries conjure a wild cross between Don Quixote and Don Draper.
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Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
For one night, even at this stage of his career, Kershaw had conjured up greatness once again.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
With one word, Air Attack had conjured a vision of the end times.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Chef Rusty Johnson conjures up the gourmet feasts for two days, with one standout being his trademark huevos rancheros breakfast.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
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Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
For one night, even at this stage of his career, Kershaw had conjured up greatness once again.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
With one word, Air Attack had conjured a vision of the end times.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Chef Rusty Johnson conjures up the gourmet feasts for two days, with one standout being his trademark huevos rancheros breakfast.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for conjure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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Orlov’s brutal playoff showing begs the question of whether or not this is the start of the end for him.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Which begs the question, how many breaches have there been, and have any other third-party contractors aside from TaskUs been compromised?—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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This union action against the company comes about six months after the Editors Guild and the Writers Guild of America East jointly petitioned Story Syndicate to finalize a fair deal.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Career federal employees like Pyatt are supposed to be able to petition for a transfer or receive preference in hiring at other agencies.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
4 June 2025
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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