as in devises
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 drums up
Randy Newman’s score even drums up a rousing Viking chant.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Schanelec drums up this particular time period with such focus on the moving parts that we are left knowing that change is the only constant.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
As Walmart’s online business drums up more revenue from home deliveries, advertising and commissions from sellers on its third-party marketplace, e-commerce has become a profitable business.
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Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Schanelec drums up this particular time period with such focus on the moving parts that we are left knowing that change is the only constant.
—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
As Walmart’s online business drums up more revenue from home deliveries, advertising and commissions from sellers on its third-party marketplace, e-commerce has become a profitable business.
—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drums up
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Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.
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Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan.
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The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
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The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.
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Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.
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The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.
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An engineering prodigy, Harley has to get creative to survive her large family, and invents a number of gizmos and gadgets to help improve her chaotic household.
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Without it, the AI invents a new backdrop.
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Google co-designs the chips with fellow Club name Broadcom .
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One40 Rooftop designs cocktails and food together to tell a story, while Salumeria Rosi offers traditional dessert pairings for an old-school Italian rhythm.
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“Drums up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drums%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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