DRUMMING UP Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

drumming up

verb

present participle of drum up

as in devising

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 drumming up That’s also drumming up the perception that the Fed is leaning toward lowering rates, which the three Fed presidents who dissented are firmly against. —

Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support. —

Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 While the younger Lloyd went on to unlike the post, Hughes still saw it and reposted it to his own socials, drumming up even more discussion about whether the Wildcats head coach already knows his future, regardless of how the season ends. —

Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Union officials also held a rally outside district offices Tuesday afternoon, drumming up support for their cause ahead of the school board’s meeting. —

Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 Pre-seeding While EMV levels may cool off quickly in the months following a launch, brands are increasingly drumming up pre-launch interest by teasing newness and seeding products to creators, in some cases, months in advance. —

Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026 Chalamet was vital in drumming up the momentum for the original film, which remained a theatrical draw due to rave reviews and stellar word of mouth. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026 While the Indiana University football team prepares for Monday's College Football Playoff national championship game, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is drumming up support this weekend on social media. —

Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 17 Jan. 2026 Perhaps the only thing capable of drumming up a Bardian level of attention would be for a famous person—probably Julia Fox—walking the red carpet in nothing but a pair of Pleasers. —

Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025

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Counties across the state have been pondering this crisis and devising solutions that can be accomplished in partnership with our state leaders — because this crisis is unquestionably our shared responsibility to solve.

— Monica Montgomery Steppe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Rue frantically offered to help get Alamo's money back, calling Faye (Chloe Cherry) up on the phone and devising a plan to get a safe key from Wayne (Toby Wallace).

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 18 May 2026