Thesaurus results for CONJURING (UP)

conjuring (up)

verb

present participle of conjure (up)

as in imagining

to form a mental picture of with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon

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as in summoning

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise

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Under the concept True Dystopic, the #LINK Vertical program brings together auteur documentary and genre cinema, using real locations in Rio de Janeiro as settings for imagining speculative futures.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Maybe that difficulty in imagining the sport’s death, like imagining the end of capitalism, comes from living in the present.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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That prompted South Korea to accuse Ukraine of breaching a nondisclosure agreement about the transfer and summoning Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires for an explanation.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The women recall Haworth summoning them to a garage where they were pressured to undress and have fully nude photos taken of themselves as rock ‘n’ roll music blared.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

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The professor, who is based at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, first presented plans for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 1988, envisioning a vast network of sensors in Antarctic ice that could capture neutrinos.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
In the long term, the startup is envisioning a global network of O-factories that would bring manufacturing closer to the major markets of fashion brands.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of envisioning

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Bowens appeared to suffer a right lower leg/ankle injury on a carry with 20 seconds left in the first half of the Vanderbilt game, getting up gingerly after a 5-yard carry and ensuing pile up.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The prosecution said the trajectory of the bullet showed that Jean was either getting up from his couch or cowering when Guyger fired at him.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting up

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After seeing information about the National Day of Action online, Isabel Montano, a junior studying philosophy and economics, decided to take action at SIUE.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Forecasting the Field While Kehlani is a strong contender for the category, the R&B space has absolutely expanded, while seeing the return of some of R&B’s original icons.

— Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

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Students are gathering and blocking access near the School of Political Science, while other students are joining the high school student protest movement and the blockades at high schools in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on October 7, 2026.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Even as researchers explore what's causing the problem, momentum is gathering among policymakers from both parties to crack down on social media companies.

— Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, the royal spoke at the same gathering, against a backdrop of cell phone lock screens picturing children whose mental health had been affected by social media.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

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