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conjuring

British  
/ ˈkʌndʒərɪŋ /

noun

  1. the performance of tricks that appear to defy natural laws

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adjective

  1. denoting or relating to such tricks or entertainment

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If older couples start arguing about money, their tax preparer can try to defuse tensions by looking ahead and conjuring a worst-case scenario.

From MarketWatch

We hear a Fender Rhodes piano, strummed electric guitar and a spare trumpet, conjuring images of a late night in a smoky club.

From The Wall Street Journal

The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison to the work of a master painter.

From Los Angeles Times

A second-string Australia attack always found a way of conjuring - or being gifted - a wicket.

From BBC

Researchers here are developing the extraordinarily sounding "organ-on-a-chip" technology, conjuring up alarming images of throbbing brains and beating hearts sitting on top of electronic circuits.

From BBC