as in evoked
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked
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Recent Examples of elicited
Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed his administration’s five-year plan to tackle homelessness amid another personnel flap that has elicited pushback from one of the city’s nonprofit partners on housing.
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Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Hegseth's remarks elicited mixed reaction online.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Nearby, a desert tortoise had emerged from its burrow to munch on some grass — a rare sight that elicited a whoop of joy from Wilcox.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
That elicited some encouragement from his cousin.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
At the end of his cross-examination, Shohat asked Rubio to sign his copy of the former senator’s book, which elicited laughter in the packed courtroom.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Rather, Olen cracked dad jokes that elicited eye rolls from the kids.
—David Gleisner, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
This question elicited everything from logical answers to nuanced ones to wild ones.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Pahlavi’s team began putting out various plans to further erode the regime’s authority, calling on workers to strike and releasing a QR code through which defectors in the state security forces could sign on to his project, which Pahlavi claimed had elicited fifty thousand responses.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Hegseth's remarks elicited mixed reaction online.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Nearby, a desert tortoise had emerged from its burrow to munch on some grass — a rare sight that elicited a whoop of joy from Wilcox.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
That elicited some encouragement from his cousin.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
At the end of his cross-examination, Shohat asked Rubio to sign his copy of the former senator’s book, which elicited laughter in the packed courtroom.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Rather, Olen cracked dad jokes that elicited eye rolls from the kids.
—David Gleisner, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
This question elicited everything from logical answers to nuanced ones to wild ones.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Pahlavi’s team began putting out various plans to further erode the regime’s authority, calling on workers to strike and releasing a QR code through which defectors in the state security forces could sign on to his project, which Pahlavi claimed had elicited fifty thousand responses.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elicited
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Elizabeth selected a fully sheer Zhivago gown that evoked early 2000s glamour.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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The past four years of UNC basketball, though, have evoked varying shades of disappointment.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Bassan said she was also inspired by actor Angelina Jolie, who disclosed her own preventive mastectomy in a 2013 column in The New York Times.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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And there are countless clues hidden in the artwork that tell a story about the people who’ve inspired it.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Elicited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elicited. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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