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
  • Like, imagine how different the world would be if police officers had this same energy for, say, the NYPD, killing hundreds of civilian complaints accusing the department of misconduct.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Just imagining who could play Colman Smith in a TV or movie version of Pixie is enough to seriously excite the producers strutting the Olympia halls.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That plan may preclude the Astros from summoning Smith to the major leagues for the remainder of 2025.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • New York City's Eric Adams, Boston's Michelle Wu, Denver's Mike Johnson and Chicago's Brandon Johnson were all summoned to the House Oversight Committee to justify their stances on not allowing local police and other agencies to help with immigration enforcement.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Houston, which used just three reserves the majority of the night before emptying its bench in the final minutes, saw its bench total 25.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Seattle saw some of Darnold’s best work up close in Minnesota’s Week 16 win at Lumen Field.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • About 100 technologists, brand managers and executives gathered to hear passionate talk about how artificial intelligence will affect consumer trends.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
  • On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.
    Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • SpaceX envisions the spacecraft as being a fully reusable transportation system that can carry both humans and cargo to Earth's orbit, the moon and even Mars.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
  • One of the film's key scenes, in which Doyle violently interrogates a suspect, didn't initially meet the intensity director William Friedkin envisioned.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This means that during daylight saving time, many young people get up and travel to school in pitch darkness.
    Beth Ann Malow, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Brunson eventually got up but had a significant limp.
    James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Vivienne appeared to be having fun with her friend, as she was pictured laughing and sticking her tongue out.
    Effie Orfanides, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Hackman was pictured holding onto Arakawa's arm as the pair grabbed lunch together at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen in Santa Fe.
    Sharareh Drury, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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