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evocation

[ev-uh-key-shuhn, ee-voh-key-] / ˌɛv əˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌi voʊˈkeɪ- /
NOUN
summoning
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Love the evocation of Harlem as a place with a cool interconnected community.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

A thrilling evocation of 1980s New York, where hip-hop groups and fashion designers would hang out with Lou Reed and David Byrne.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The single square column features crouching figures in the capital who seem to be holding up the arch, a playful evocation of the classical figure of the caryatid or herm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

You’re taking a promenade in a rose garden filled with thorns — forgive my “Bridgerton” evocation.

From MarketWatch Jan. 6, 2026

“The Chief God’s purpose in the creative advance is the evocation of novel intensities. He is the lure for our feeling.”

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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