evoke
verb (used with object)
to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.).
is evoking
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present progressiveof evoke (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The squeeze is evoking comparison to historic short squeezes in the past, including GameStop in 2021 and Volkswagen in 2008.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
The video is "evoking heritage" which "is linking to the royal aspect", she adds.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
The current stock market is evoking similar sentiment among some investors, led by the giant chipmaker Nvidia, the poster child of the exuberance around artificial intelligence.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
By stressing her modest background, she is evoking comparisons to grocer’s daughter Thatcher, said Victoria Honeyman, associate professor of British politics at the University of Leeds — “the working-class girl done good.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
Suppose that for the moment Balzac is evoking the figure and fortunes of Lucien de Rubempré, and that a woman who appears incidentally in his story turns out to be our well-remembered Delphine, Goriot's daughter.
From The Craft of Fiction by Percy Lubbock
