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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure (up)
Verb
  • The current plans for the redevelopment imagine a third of the acreage set aside to expand the park and rewild a wetlands habitat that could support endangered species populations and expand the ecosystem near the Santa Cruz River.
    John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Viewing Poland’s past through the glass, one realizes that MSN Warsaw truly believes in what a contemporary art museum can, at its best, be: a chance to imagine a way out of cultural atrophy.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Her rally in Houston late last month rivaled any recent sporting or musical event in my mind, summoning memories of Obama’s 2008 acceptance speech in Denver.
    Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • By summoning offense that had been missing the first three quarters, Williams and the Chicago Bears rallied from a 12-point deficit to take a 15-12 lead against Washington with 23 seconds left, followed by a two-point conversion.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • For instance, while renting in Spain or Portugal can be quite budget-friendly, popular tourist spots in Mexico or Costa Rica may see rental prices rise during peak seasons.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The same period saw Harris' odds improve from 33 to 46 percent.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In the meantime, his team hopes to continue working with fishing communities along the river to gather more details about the mysterious giant salmon carp.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • An exercise with partially undefined deliverables and an unspecified work plan prepares students for work tasks, such as developing a contribution margin analysis for a product, where a new graduate will need to determine which costs are relevant and how to gather the costs.
    Steven Wasserman, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The book envisioned companies would build autonmous agents and use small language models trained on high quality data from their own operations to achieve domain-specific solutions that would yield more value at a lower cost than large language models such as ChatGPT.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • This process, Musk envisions, would involve minimal paperwork, easing the path to approval.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Other employers are worried about what their employees are getting up to on their own.
    Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Customers get up to 40% off their next Spirit Halloween order of $50 or more through Oct. 31.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In still images and videos, each person is dressed in Boss holiday looks and pictured against neon lights — images meant to reference the idea that everyone carries a powerful light within them.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
  • According to The Journal FactCheck, Dublin has held Halloween parades in the past (pictured above) but did not have one scheduled for this year.
    Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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