drum up
verb
drummed up; drumming up; drums up
1
: to bring about by persistent effort
drum up some business
Examples of drum up in a Sentence
anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune
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In her 2024 Variety cover story, Stewart opened up about the frustrating five-year journey to drum up the financing to make the film.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 2025
Ruby the dog had struggled to drum up much in the way of adoption interest since arriving at Lancaster Park Care Center in Los Angeles, where she was originally named Camille.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
By Matt Day, Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. is rolling out two lower-end versions of its main Surface devices in a bid to drum up interest in computers that can take advantage of the company’s artificial intelligence tools and better compete with Apple Inc.’s range of slim devices.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Yes, but: By July, about 20,000 refugees still languished in Camp Pendleton, California, waiting for sponsors as representatives from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Catholic Charities in Salt Lake tried to drum up volunteers.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 7 May 2025
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 2025
Ruby the dog had struggled to drum up much in the way of adoption interest since arriving at Lancaster Park Care Center in Los Angeles, where she was originally named Camille.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
By Matt Day, Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. is rolling out two lower-end versions of its main Surface devices in a bid to drum up interest in computers that can take advantage of the company’s artificial intelligence tools and better compete with Apple Inc.’s range of slim devices.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Yes, but: By July, about 20,000 refugees still languished in Camp Pendleton, California, waiting for sponsors as representatives from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Catholic Charities in Salt Lake tried to drum up volunteers.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 7 May 2025
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20up. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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