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  • v  call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    evoke sympathy
  • v  evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  • v  deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  • v  summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  • v  call to mind
    this remark evoked sadness

  • So will futurist adventures that evoke the splendor of the movie past.
  • And scents, experiments have shown, can evoke an array of sensations.
  • Faraway places evoke the bittersweet flavor of a young authors homeland.
News & Articles

  • Julie Shipp's Abstract Paintings Point To The Sky
    Richly atmospheric and brilliantly colored, Julie Shipp’s abstract paintings evoke dramatic moments of sunlight shining through storm clouds or...
    June 12, 2013 - San Antonio Current
  • Julie Shipp's Abstract Paintings Point To The Sky
    Richly atmospheric and brilliantly colored, Julie Shipp’s abstract paintings evoke dramatic moments of sunlight shining through storm clouds or the disorienting sensation of floating, in an emerald sea without knowing which way is up or down. Partly inspired by 19th-century landscapes, her work can be described as “Turneresque,” but unlike J.M.W. Turner’s atmospheric paintings, Shipp leaves out ...
    June 12, 2013 - San Antonio Current
  • TravelCenters officially launches Citizen Driver award program
    WESTLAKE, Ohio — TravelCenters of America LLC, operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers travel center brands, has launched its Citizen Driver award program designed to recognize professional drivers who evoke public respect for the truck driving profession through good citizenship, safety, community involvement, health and wellness and leadership.
    June 10, 2013 - The Trucker
Quotes

  • President Bush in Times Online
    Threatening Israel with destruction -- or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews -- is deeply wrong and only serves to evoke in the minds of Israelis this most painful of memories while preventing the peace that the people of this region... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA Bloomberg http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3DawF_W9dc1svE&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF8mD5QWUa2n8sf4dmyi7_n6AGY0g Jun 4, 2009 34688 44446 evoke In a world where some evoke the name of God to justify acts of terror and murder and hate, we need your message that God is love. And embracing this love is the surest way to save man from falling prey to the teaching of fanaticism and...
  • Howard Schultz in BloggingStocks (blog)
    Realizing these mistakes, Schultz believes it's time to "get back to the core and make the changes necessary to evoke the heritage, the tradition, and the passion that we all have for the true Starbucks experience."

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