conjuring
/ (ˈkʌndʒərɪŋ) /
the performance of tricks that appear to defy natural laws
denoting or relating to such tricks or entertainment
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Fans of the 2013 horror film The conjuring may be familiar with the doll, which plays a central role.
Beware: Connecticut’s Museum of the Occult May Kill You | Nina Strochlic | July 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in other societies, to tell war stories risked conjuring the dead and was considered dangerously taboo.
Possessed by PTSD, A Veteran Uses Exorcisms to Cast Out His Demons | Brian Van Reet | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrozen pulls off its animated abracadabra by conjuring up the elements that made Disney's modern classics just that.
‘Frozen’ Is the Best Disney Film Since ‘The Lion King’ | Kevin Fallon | November 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn The conjuring, the Warrens brush off alleged hauntings as the result of drafts or defective pipes.
I've learned that this form of identity theft, conjuring up a character to attract another person, is not uncommon.
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In the midst of their conjuring, the Inquisition came down upon them.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayBut Cash gave no sign that he heard or saw anything save the visions his memory was conjuring in the dancing flames.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerI ought to be above feeling annoyed at this tomfoolery—but these conjuring fellows go too far.
Miss Mackenzie was in the place of honour, conjuring with a teapot and a cosy; and, behold!
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonHere is a fair heritage lost, I dare say, on a foul cast at dice, or a conjuring trick at cards!
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott
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