drum up
verb
drummed up; drumming up; drums up
1
: to bring about by persistent effort
drum up some business
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anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune
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For three years, Lim ran a company called Floodify, which at its peak operated 65,000 dummy social-media accounts used to drum up attention on behalf of paying clients.
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Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Netanyahu’s decision to go public with the sensitive meeting was likely an effort to drum up support for his flagging party ahead of Israeli elections, said Yoel Guzansky, a senior researcher at the Institute of National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Netanyahu’s decision to go public with the sensitive meeting was probably an effort to drum up support for his flagging party before Israeli elections, said Yoel Guzansky, a senior researcher at the Institute of National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.
—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Netanyahu’s decision to go public with the sensitive meeting was likely an effort to drum up local support for his flagging party ahead of Israeli elections, said Yoel Guzansky, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv defense think tank Institute of National Security Studies.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Netanyahu’s decision to go public with the sensitive meeting was likely an effort to drum up support for his flagging party ahead of Israeli elections, said Yoel Guzansky, a senior researcher at the Institute of National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Netanyahu’s decision to go public with the sensitive meeting was probably an effort to drum up support for his flagging party before Israeli elections, said Yoel Guzansky, a senior researcher at the Institute of National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.
—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Netanyahu’s decision to go public with the sensitive meeting was likely an effort to drum up local support for his flagging party ahead of Israeli elections, said Yoel Guzansky, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv defense think tank Institute of National Security Studies.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20up. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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