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evocation

[ev-uh-kay-shuhn, ee-voh-kay-] / ˌɛv əˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌi voʊˈkeɪ- /
NOUN
summoning
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That lonely trumpet, though, is but one element in Mr. Adams’s kaleidoscopic evocation of a once-unimaginable act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

A thrilling evocation of 1980s New York, where hip-hop groups and fashion designers would hang out with Lou Reed and David Byrne.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

You’re taking a promenade in a rose garden filled with thorns — forgive my “Bridgerton” evocation.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026

But the series’ showrunners have won over viewers by presenting Derry as an evocation of supposedly simpler times.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

More than merely tall, his tower was grace frozen in iron, as much an evocation of the spirit of the age as Chartres had been in its time.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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