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call forth

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to cause (something) to come into action or existence

    she called forth all her courage
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Those are words that penetrate, ones that recollect certain names and call forth our senses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

There were acrobats and athletes; there was H.E.R. strutting mid-stage making her guitar growl as if you call forth Prince’s spirit.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2024

Johnson urged his audience to call forth the "can-do Promethean spirit that will get us out of this mess".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

“The images call forth those histories but also propose new futures.”

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

They are yet looking for a land whose tasks can call forth their deepest and best.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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