as in evoking
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 eliciting
Third baseman Austin Riley is eliciting heretofore unseen levels of skepticism too.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
During the Turnstile set, a man in a hot dog costume was shown on the screen running around the pit, eliciting smiles.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
This doesn’t last long, because his friends immediately force him to shut down those thoughts, eliciting big laughs from the festival audience.
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Rafael Motamayor,
Variety,
24 June 2026
In response, the Fed raised or lowered interest rates to increase or decrease liquidity, eliciting both cheers and jeers from political and economic opinion makers.
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Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Over more than 1,000 conversations with a collection of donors, the AI model Claude was nearly three times as effective at eliciting donations for Save the Children as a group of professional fundraisers who had worked on campaigns for the humanitarian group.
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Miriam Waldvogel,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
Kudrow said, eliciting laughs from the audience.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Inside the cage was a mouse—the mouse that Renova had significantly smoothed—eliciting a few gasps from nearby assistants.
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William Norwich,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
During the Turnstile set, a man in a hot dog costume was shown on the screen running around the pit, eliciting smiles.
—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
This doesn’t last long, because his friends immediately force him to shut down those thoughts, eliciting big laughs from the festival audience.
—
Rafael Motamayor,
Variety,
24 June 2026
In response, the Fed raised or lowered interest rates to increase or decrease liquidity, eliciting both cheers and jeers from political and economic opinion makers.
—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Over more than 1,000 conversations with a collection of donors, the AI model Claude was nearly three times as effective at eliciting donations for Save the Children as a group of professional fundraisers who had worked on campaigns for the humanitarian group.
—
Miriam Waldvogel,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
Kudrow said, eliciting laughs from the audience.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Inside the cage was a mouse—the mouse that Renova had significantly smoothed—eliciting a few gasps from nearby assistants.
—
William Norwich,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliciting
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The Algonquin people also called it the Raspberry moon, evoking the fruit that ripens around that time in North America, while the Cree knew it as the Feather Moulting Moon, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
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Investigators say the family moved across southern Ohio for years while hiding the children from neighbors and avoiding setting up records, evoking memories of notorious abuse cases such as California’s Turpin family.
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As leaders, our role is to invest the lessons of the past into what will be, inspiring history-minded citizens everywhere.
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Just having around a 13-year former MLB pitcher should be inspiring to players next season.
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“Eliciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliciting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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