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
Even in those quiet hysterics which statued me unprovoked, my imagination had not conjured this rapid an unspooling.
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Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
The classic follows Prospero, an exiled duke who conjures a storm to exact revenge on those who wronged him, only to confront the possibility of forgiveness — while his daughter Miranda discovers love for the first time.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
The show was ten years in the making, but viewers will not have to wait a decade for Crook to conjure a second series.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
But the statistics don’t show the moments of magic that Salah was able to conjure on pitches up and down the country and all over Europe.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
The classic follows Prospero, an exiled duke who conjures a storm to exact revenge on those who wronged him, only to confront the possibility of forgiveness — while his daughter Miranda discovers love for the first time.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
The show was ten years in the making, but viewers will not have to wait a decade for Crook to conjure a second series.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
But the statistics don’t show the moments of magic that Salah was able to conjure on pitches up and down the country and all over Europe.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for conjure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
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Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The owner then revealed three bearded dragons with various injuries and begged her to take them.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Harvey’s City Council voted unanimously to petition the state for relief under the law at a special meeting in October 2025.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Environmental groups and a handful of governors have recently petitioned the EPA to add microplastics to the forthcoming version of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, or UCMR, which the agency recently submitted to the White House.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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