conjuring (up)

Definition of conjuring (up)next
present participle of conjure (up)
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Verb
  • But dismantling polluting industries, trying to clean up our air and our water, and imagining a health care system not driven by profit would take coordinated, radical restructuring.
    Hannah Kerman, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And looking at things from different angles and imagining different outcomes is a social worker skill that helps me as a fiction writer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Slegers spent the final few minutes of the game summoning all her tallest players from the bench, in order to guard against a OL Lyonnes aerial bombardment that never quite arrived.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Council took the rare step of summoning Superintendent Tony Watlington and School Board Chair Reginald Streeter to testify while voicing concerns about the school closing plan.
    Sean Tallant, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 1866, Howells had been able to recognize the connection between ending slavery, envisioning equality, and the broadest expression of the American idea.
    Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But reflection on those few hours of celebration — that wild scramble to enjoy the moment, yet hurry to get everyone ready to go home — left the Dodgers envisioning one of the few things this contemporary dynasty has yet to accomplish.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Not Hydrating First Thing in the Morning Most people sleep through the night without getting up to hydrate.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Tight end Hunter Henry is getting up there in years.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The one big missing piece was seeing her team finally capture an elusive state championship.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Mario Tama / Getty Images file In a report whose data was largely compiled before the recent run-up, Bank of America analysts found that so far, only lower-income households were seeing a significant impact on their budgets from higher gas prices.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Restore Our Roads is now gathering signatures for Initiative 175, which would cement the road-spending requirement into the state’s constitution.
    Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The denim style—defined by its super wide leg and high waist—has been sitting forgotten in the back of the closet, gathering dust the past few seasons.
    Ángela Belda, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Just five years ago, Bryson Battle was a suburban Charlotte high school senior dreaming about a career in the theater.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Messick, who grew up dreaming of wearing a Rays uniform, continues to be a nightmare for his hometown team.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The test case—picturing a cow doing ballet—produces a smug bovine pirouetting.
    Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Like many abstract artists before her, Colón, who was born in Canada to a Puerto Rican father and now lives in Los Angeles, is enamored of picturing the world in its most fundamental form, and maybe even evoking something like the universal.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Conjuring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuring%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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