conjure up
Britishverb
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to present to the mind; evoke or imagine
he conjured up a picture of his childhood
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to call up or command (a spirit or devil) by an incantation
Example Sentences
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Maybe Golden State could conjure up some magic in a playoff series — but over an 82-game regular-season marathon?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
AI's ability to conjure up speedy responses to all kinds of questions "removes learning opportunities" from users, said Carnegie Mellon University doctoral student Grace Liu, the article's main author.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
When most people think of the foundational figures in American environmentalism, they likely conjure up such wistful white Transcendentalists as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Louisa May Alcott.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Specifically, he has overlooked some of the country’s most creative attacking players, who could conjure up a goal-scoring opportunity when the games are tight and the stakes get higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Then they would have been able to put a face on it, and conjure up fury at what had happened.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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