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summon up

VERB
call to mind
Synonyms
WEAK
bear in mind conjure up dig into the past have memories look back recall recollect refresh memory remember to remember
VERB
remember
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commemorate get learn look back recall recognize relive remind
STRONG
bethink cite educe elicit enshrine extract memorialize memorize mind recollect reminisce retain retrospect revive revoke treasure
WEAK
bear in mind brood over call to mind call up conjure up dig into the past dwell upon fix in the mind flash on go back have memories hold dear keep forever know by heart nail down refresh memory ring a bell strike a note think back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forget miss misunderstand
STRONG
repress
WEAK
disregard
VERB
review
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analyze reassess reconsider reevaluate reexamine revise
STRONG
debrief recall recap recapitulate recollect rehash remember rethink revisit
WEAK
brush up call to mind check out check thoroughly go over hash over look at again look back on polish up reflect on run over run through run up flagpole take another look think over
Antonyms
STRONG
forget
WEAK
approve ignore neglect praise

Example Sentences

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Every American adult can summon up searing images from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

Some years ago, I heard Bach’s “St. John Passion” in Notre-Dame, in all its two-hour majesty, and I can summon up the sensation of the music resounding in the vaults overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Nakajima, meanwhile, could not summon up the fireworks of his third-round 65, and had to settle for his third second-place finish on the DP World Tour.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Although the actors were approachable and polite, I needed to summon up the courage to speak to Williams, who died Monday at 54.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2021

I feel as if I need to make up a new alphabet to be able to create the words that would summon up the stew of smells out here.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson