as in elicited
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
the old family photographs we found in the attic evoked a wealth of warm memories
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Recent Examples of evoked
The lobby’s elevator doors opened and a woman with a giant white saucer on her head and a matching floor-length coat, embellished with red splotches that evoked stab wounds, slowly exited.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
His 39 points on 13-of-18 shooting in Game 3, including 16 in the fourth, evoked images of Hakeem Olajuwon torturing post defenders.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Both singers seemed so coolly detached yet their words and melodies were utterly compelling and evoked so much longing.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 May 2026
His drawings of this period, composed of fine, tangled lines, evoked a similar tone.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 May 2026
Inside, trees and greenery evoked English gardens while the tables were decorated with spring blooms of lilac, butterfly ranunculus, phlox, and lily of the valley.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
But for the residents and business-owners, the possibility of another set of G train outage evoked frustration after two years of service suspensions while crews worked to upgrade the signaling system on the Crosstown Line.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
This isn’t quite the way Earnhardt would have done it, even if the victory lap evoked an iconic image of him leaning out of his cockpit to clean his windshield as the late seven-time champion drove under caution in a 1986 race.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
And a Cherry Blossom Sour with bourbon, sake and cherry herring liqueur evoked a classic Stone Fence cocktail, but one built with the faraway stones of the East.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
His 39 points on 13-of-18 shooting in Game 3, including 16 in the fourth, evoked images of Hakeem Olajuwon torturing post defenders.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Both singers seemed so coolly detached yet their words and melodies were utterly compelling and evoked so much longing.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 May 2026
His drawings of this period, composed of fine, tangled lines, evoked a similar tone.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 May 2026
Inside, trees and greenery evoked English gardens while the tables were decorated with spring blooms of lilac, butterfly ranunculus, phlox, and lily of the valley.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
But for the residents and business-owners, the possibility of another set of G train outage evoked frustration after two years of service suspensions while crews worked to upgrade the signaling system on the Crosstown Line.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
This isn’t quite the way Earnhardt would have done it, even if the victory lap evoked an iconic image of him leaning out of his cockpit to clean his windshield as the late seven-time champion drove under caution in a 1986 race.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
And a Cherry Blossom Sour with bourbon, sake and cherry herring liqueur evoked a classic Stone Fence cocktail, but one built with the faraway stones of the East.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evoked
Verb
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But Jeffries’s efforts, which have achieved mixed results, have also elicited concerns from some of his supporters.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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An immune response to the Zaire species, elicited by a vaccine, is unlikely to protect against Bundibugyo.—
Klinger Soares Faico Filho,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Riley’s movies are entwined with—and, often, inspired by—music.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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He was eventually acquitted on the grounds that the real-life incident that inspired the film, which a student in one of his film workshops turned into a documentary, was in the pubic domain.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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“Evoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evoked. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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