conjure

Whether anyone can conjure words to match, or be as long-lasting and memorable, as Bjorge Lillelien's remain to be seen, but there is every chance they will get a mention amid the action in Miami.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Known by acronyms that need no explanation, viruses like Covid, Sars and Ebola conjure up images of medics in protective suits and spark fear in populations worldwide.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

When most people think of the foundational figures in American environmentalism, they likely conjure up such wistful white Transcendentalists as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Louisa May Alcott.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

Specifically, he has overlooked some of the country’s most creative attacking players, who could conjure up a goal-scoring opportunity when the games are tight and the stakes get higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Schrödinger was trying to conjure up a chemical that would capture the divergent, contradictory qualities of heredity—a molecule to satisfy Aristotle.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

For millions of Disney fans, that phrase instantly conjures up memories of one of the biggest musical franchises of the 2000s.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The phrase "American dream" was coined in the 1930s and often conjures up images of suburban families, solid jobs and beach vacations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Its plot conjures up a powerful spirit from an ancient epoch: the era of Richard Nixon, when “The Exorcist” was released.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Fly, of course, and yet another example of the brilliance and style of Black people on display today, but it also conjures something Halsey said weeks before the “sister dreamer” opening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

And the word racist, to them, conjures, if not a tobacco-spitting oaf, then something just as fantastic—an ore, troll, or gorgon.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Then once more, at the behest of RCA Records, to Bonnie Tyler — a name she conjured up by mixing and matching names she read in a local newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

It set up an absorbing final quarter, and after Love's penalty pushed the All Blacks' lead out to four, Jordan conjured another clutch finish after a neat Luke Jacobsen offload.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The memory, and the blissful obliviousness it conjured, became the image at the center of the title track.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Within an hour, I conjured a performance review, a project postmortem and a meal plan engineered to satisfy a picky toddler and use up every veggie in my fridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Then, with a wave of his wand, all the tables zoomed back along the walls leaving the floor clear, and then he conjured a raised platform into existence along the right wall.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

And conjuring up concerns about how the Olympics will operate when L.A. is supposed to open its arms to the world two years from now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Those ideas were made manifest in lavish PR material conjuring up fantastical landscapes that attracted reams of coverage that mingled awe and derision.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

Dahl made his fortune by tapping into the delight children take in being frightened, conjuring worlds where evil lurks, often in human form.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

I felt myself drifting off into sleep, the key conjuring up images of things hidden in my mind.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool