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
  • The lesson was that, for integration to work in the way the Court had imagined with Brown, the whole system needed to be desegregated.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Can anyone imagine anything good coming out Wednesday that will make tech look better?
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In Anaheim, the Angels’ Ron Washington was heartily booed by the hometown fans for summoning infielder Nicky Lopez to record the final out in an 8-1 blowout loss to the White Sox (who set the major league record for losses last year).
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Both were summoned after an hour, and repeatedly offered a counter-attacking threat, particularly through Caicedo, whose dribbling ability was simply too much for Barcelona’s defenders.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Comments James Cameron has unveiled the first official footage from Avatar: Fire and Ash, though the general public may have to wait a little longer to see it.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Organizations must move beyond seeing procurement as merely a cost center.
    Shaz Khan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The festival’s organizers expect to gather 55,000 people per day, totaling 110,000 attendees over the weekend.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2025
  • This sort of detail is what McGavin appreciates in the stories she’s gathered.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Chollet, like Altman and other tech barons, envisions AI models that can solve any problem imaginable: disease, climate change, poverty, interstellar travel.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Robinson envisions the Indians having another successful season.
    Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Eighty years later, the scars remain — and visitors are allowed to get up close and touch history on the Japanese island.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Didn't really feel like that's something that Pacey would've got up to.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Days later, the pair were spotted in the city once again as they were pictured looking cozy during a stroll.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Eddie Murphy has nine other children, and Angel was pictured with all of their siblings in 2018 during an epic family holiday photo that went viral.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Apr. 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 Apr. 2025.

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