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
  • 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
  • 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
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
  • The team summons Baltazar and Chipembere, who confirm that it was kept near the urn.
    David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For years, Broccoli and Wilson resisted the siren call to fully exploit the property that is based on Ian Fleming’s spy novels across multiple platforms and sometimes didn’t see eye-to-eye with each other, according to insiders.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Austria saw some success with this rule, but Australia did not.
    Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Photo : Jason Wells/Golden Gate Creative The family is said to have gathered around the living room’s grand piano to sing tunes together.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Helly’s life, acting as a spy to gather intelligence against the Microdat revolutionaries.
    Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 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
  • 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
  • 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
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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