as in elicits
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
the old family photographs we found in the attic evoked a wealth of warm memories
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The song evokes the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Band, and the symphonic compositions of Queen or, more recently, the Verve.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
The flacons’ wavy form evokes the Venice Lagoon and Bottega Veneta’s undulating design.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
That approach informed The Apprentice's unique visual style, which evokes news footage from the '70s and '80s.
—EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Sebastian Stan evokes a repulsive response from viewers This might be Stan’s best role yet.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
For this band of once-precocious kids now slipping into middle-age, disgraced ’80s art queen Mary Boone evokes the tarnished dreams of Manhattan transplants and a bag dropped onto the train track must be let go no matter what.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
The flacons’ wavy form evokes the Venice Lagoon and Bottega Veneta’s undulating design.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
That approach informed The Apprentice's unique visual style, which evokes news footage from the '70s and '80s.
—EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Sebastian Stan evokes a repulsive response from viewers This might be Stan’s best role yet.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
For this band of once-precocious kids now slipping into middle-age, disgraced ’80s art queen Mary Boone evokes the tarnished dreams of Manhattan transplants and a bag dropped onto the train track must be let go no matter what.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Evokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evokes. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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