conjurations

noun

plural of conjuration
1
as in spells
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power the preposterous claim that he could raise the spirits of the dead with a mystical conjuration

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2
as in appeals
an earnest request a conjuration for divine guidance during a time of national crisis

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjurations
  1. spells
  2. appeals
  3. incantations
  4. prayers
  5. invocations
  6. pleas
  7. petitions
Noun
  • Ampadu signed for Chelsea from Exeter City in 2017, joining at the age of 16, but made only 12 appearances and had mixed experiences during loan spells at Sheffield United, RB Leipzig, Venezia and Spezia.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Months of dry weather, a record lack of snow in some areas, hot spells and erratic winds have contributed to wildfires in Utah and other parts of the West.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of spells
Noun
  • Lower courts had tossed out the last-ditch appeals to save Bruce by concluding the animal rescue lacked a concrete interest in the dog's survival sufficient to challenge the dangerousness finding by local authorities.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If successful, the appeals could potentially lead to lower costs tied to the jury trial awards.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of appeals
Noun
  • Halloween Horror Nights fans will encounter demonic forces when Book of the Dead incantations are read aloud inside the newest Evil Dead haunted house coming to Universal Studios Hollywood.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
  • Circe is able, by means of drugs and incantations, to change humans into wolves, lions, and other animals.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
Definition of incantations
Noun
  • Our thoughts and prayers are with the families affected by this devastating incident.
    — Greg Norman-Diamond , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The demon Rasho-gan has taken over the shrine and corrupted worshippers’ prayers.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of prayers
Noun
  • Their selective invocations of Washington may have obscured his complicity, but some abolitionists truly believed doing so would help bring the horror of American slavery to an end.
    — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
  • Why the invocations of Tubman, the readings of Du Bois, the visits from Hamer?
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Definition of invocations
Noun
  • Through May, prosecutors had charged fewer than four dozen people with crimes related to noncitizen voting, ProPublica’s analysis of DOJ data and federal court filings shows, getting convictions or guilty pleas in 14 cases.
    — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And in 2020, the Daily News reported that one Bronx gun suspect was acquitted and two others were allowed to withdraw felony guilty pleas after Habib admitted evidence in the case had been tampered with.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pleas
Noun
  • The petition was launched on Canada's parliamentary petitions portal, where citizens and residents of Canada can set up petitions to parliament.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The move was so broken that players across the country started online petitions to try and get the EA developers to nerf Judkins' spinning.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of petitions
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“Conjurations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjurations. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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