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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

Did shooting “Paradise” summon up your childhood memories of living off the grid — no running water, no electricity — in rural Massachusetts?

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

When most people think of the venerable character actor Louis Gossett Jr., who died Friday at 87, they understandably summon up his Oscar-winning turn in the 1982 drama “An Officer and a Gentleman.”

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

The old man was paralyzed with bewilderment, recognizing how worn out he was, when he tried to summon up his fury and his hatred and was unable to find them.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende