- present tense form of evoke (3rd person singular).
evokes
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Watching someone insist on their version of reality in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary evokes all manner of emotions: disgust, anger, disbelief, admiration and, of course, doubt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
A new movie poster for “Wicker,” starring Olivia Colman as a woman who commissions a husband from a local basket weaver, evokes classic romance-novel covers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
She says the royals remain "highly vulnerable" to anything that evokes the story of a "beautiful princess whose life was cut short in such tragic and ambiguous circumstances".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The hostile Vegas spotlight, meanwhile, evokes memories of Benn senior's ferocious 1995 battle with Gerald McClellan.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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