clap (together or up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clap (together or up)
Verb
  • Solving problems like the most efficient way to use an aircraft cargo hold, or helping devise the next generation of long-term storage batteries, is only part of the IonQ mission.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • President Trump's tariffs are upending retailer supply chains, forcing them to devise workarounds.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • The book centers on Amber Patterson concocting a plan to get closer to the wealthy Daphne Parrish, whose lavish life Amber envies.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The creator of the modern-day Tequila Sunrise, concocted and popularized in a Sausalito bar in the 1970s, has died.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Not Sorry that Michele refused to improvise while shooting scenes for the Fox comedy series.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 8 May 2025
  • The music in the scene was completely improvised, Lindo later shared.
    Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • Binky, a four-year-old Chihuahua, has become a viral sensation after a video showing him faking injuries to keep his owner from going to work racked up more than 15 million views since being shared this week.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • There’s a cut in the middle of the video, which looks like a glitch; some people on the internet think it’s been faked.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
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“Clap (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clap%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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