conjured (up)

past tense of conjure (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjured (up)
Verb
  • Swanky suites and expensive lounges near the best viewing areas help woo clientele, who then help inflate revenue beyond what anyone could have imagined in earlier eras.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Hutchens imagined it for someone who wants to propose with a grand gesture but not a traditional ring.
    Martha Cheng Gisela Williams Melinda Fakuade Jinnie Lee, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The uncles sat in a semi-circle behind me, some in recliners, some in parlor furniture and maybe one or two on kitchen chairs summoned for the purpose.
    Drew Carberry, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That’s why Jet Greaves was summoned from AHL Cleveland to start three of the previous four games.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Of course injuries change things, but the make up of this team is definitely feeling quite a bit different than originally envisioned and thank goodness for David Sterns ability to build multiple layers of depth in the organization.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Wildlife officials tossed thousands of pounds of lettuce into the water next to the power plant as hungry manatees gathered.
    Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Several suburban mayors gathered last spring to protest the end of the grocery tax and advocate for replacing the full 10% that municipalities previously received from the state income tax.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As crews sawed the legs, the tower buckled and fell across South Osage Street, damaging power lines.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In Han Kang’s latest novel, a character saws off the tips of two of her fingers in a woodworking accident.
    Victoria Kim, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That was one problem with the flat rate system from the moment it was conceived, but the PUC pressed ahead anyway.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • While much of Halo's iconography comes from the UNSC, Halo vehicles and troops, and, more importantly, the Spartans (not just Master Chief), the Covenant might be one of the most unique hostile alien factions ever conceived for a sci-fi story.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Miranda, a now 49-year-old sales associate, had dreamed since childhood of having hazel or green eyes.
    Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
  • No one dreamed that chase would take nine years, but more teams around the country invested in catching up and the Huskies had several seasons thrown off course by injuries.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Conjured (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjured%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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