as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune
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Recent Examples of drum up
After weeks of teasers — including behind-the-scenes shots of Jenna Ortega swiping it on before the Met Gala and promos on TikTok featuring Jisoo — this little tube of tinted lip balm has drummed up plenty of anticipation online.
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Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The Maurice Falk Medical Fund, under the leadership of former ambulance driver Philip Hallen, helped drum up support for the program, which soon signed a contract with the City of Pittsburgh.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
With their event fast approaching, Shephard and Goncalves created a blitzkrieg of advertisements across social media and posted fliers on lampposts throughout the neighborhood to drum up excitement.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Among a handful of smaller titles hoping to drum up business, IFC’s slasher pic Clown in the Cornfield fared the best in opening to $3.7 million, enough to round out the top five.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2025
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Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The Maurice Falk Medical Fund, under the leadership of former ambulance driver Philip Hallen, helped drum up support for the program, which soon signed a contract with the City of Pittsburgh.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
With their event fast approaching, Shephard and Goncalves created a blitzkrieg of advertisements across social media and posted fliers on lampposts throughout the neighborhood to drum up excitement.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Among a handful of smaller titles hoping to drum up business, IFC’s slasher pic Clown in the Cornfield fared the best in opening to $3.7 million, enough to round out the top five.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum up
Verb
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Alison devises a plan to escape her creative paralysis.—
Charlie Tyson,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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Monthly sessions focus on topics such as devising a business strategy and developing leadership skills.—
James Simms,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Even in cities like New York, where nearly every square inch is already built up, developers are constantly knocking things down and constructing new buildings, giving them a chance to create a different kind of trash system.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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Essentially, people are challenging themselves to concoct the most atrociously belligerent bass in history.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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In second place is Jeff (Ramy Youssef), an AI guru getting a lot of love from the public sector about an anti-deepfake filter his company has concocted.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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It’s been said that Brian invented the state of California, the state of mind.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Wall Street occasionally invents merry-go-rounds that work for a while but lack obvious exit strategies.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
12 June 2025
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum%20up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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