My son has gotten quite good at conjuring up excuses for not going to school.
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Conjuring
Synonyms for "conjuring" (29 found)
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Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (9)
Noun(8 words)
Related words (14)
Noun(14 words)
invocationmagicmagicalmaterializememory-evokingoccult conjurationperform magicprestidigitationrecallritual conjuringstage conjuringsummonsummoningwizardry
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12 entriescognitioncognitive adjectivemagicmemory processesoccult practiceperforming artperforming artsqualitative adjectiveritualritual adjectivestage magicthaumaturgy
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19 entriescard manipulationcard trickconjuring performanceconjuring trickevocative imageryevocative memoryflashback recalllevitationlevitation illusionmemory recallmental reconstructionritual conjuringritual invocationsawing in halfspell conjuringspirit evocation
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Collocations
14 entriescard trickconjuring actconjuring circleconjuring methodconjuring performanceconjuring repertoireconjuring ritualconjuring trickslevitation trickmagic showsleight of handstage conjuringstage magicvanishing act
Inflections
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6 entriesSample sentences
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Whereas some ascetics and Brahmins remain addicted to attending such shows as dancing, singing, music, displays, recitations, hand-music, cymbals and drums, fairy-shows, acrobatic and conjuring tricks, combats of elephants, buffaloes, bulls, goats, rams, cocks and quail, fighting with staves, boxing, wrestling, sham-fights, parades, manoeuvres and military reviews, the ascetic Gotama refrains from attending such displays.
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In between conjurings, Jan and Anka swap cures for insomnia[…].
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