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elicits

VERB

draw out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring out evoke extort extract obtain wrest wring

STRONG

badger bite bring cause derive educe evince evolve exact fetch milk rattle shake squeeze

WEAK

arm-twist bring forth bring to light call forth give rise to put muscle on put the arm on shake down

Antonyms

STRONG

give placate soothe

WEAK

cover hide keep repress supress

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the June 8, 2026, print edition as 'Selloff Elicits Warnings Of More Turmoil'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

It brings to mind the classic headline from The Onion: “Ping-Pong Somehow Elicits Macho Posturing.”

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2011

A further list of closured stations Elicits further protestations.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 10, 1917 by Various