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For some people they can conjure up images of authoritarian states like Germany in the 1930s, and men in jackboots barking "May we see your papers please?"

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Before he could conjure up much of an answer, two of the three main veterans on the team ran interference.

Redford’s most memorable roles were arguably those that exploited the juxtaposition of the actor’s chiseled, class-president good looks and his ability to conjure up a scarred and hostile psyche.

He conjured up a world where every family has an Optimus robot capable of grocery shopping, babysitting and watering the plants.

"Nobody threw things at us, or left to go to the bar," Jarvis Cocker told BBC 6 Music, "so we just thought we'd carry on and see what we could conjure up."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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