- present tense form of evoke (3rd person singular).
evokes
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The former brilliantly evokes wistful teenage dreaming as a character walks through their high school, adorned by a yearning Caroline Polachek song and light-pink diary scribblings.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Rather against the popular perception of neglect and brutality the name often evokes, the master of the house had taught Conway to read and write and given him a lifelong love of learning.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Watching someone insist on their version of reality in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary evokes all manner of emotions: disgust, anger, disbelief, admiration and, of course, doubt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
For their descendants, known as Mizrahim and who now count more than half of Israel’s Jewish population, the word evokes rescue and humiliation in the same breath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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