CLAPPING (TOGETHER OR UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

clapping (together or up)

verb

present participle of clap (together or up)

as in devising

to perform, make, or do without preparation we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home

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Across product organizations, Microsoft executives have been devising ways to charge customers based on usage to better reflect rising costs.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have thwarted that tyranny even more profoundly, by devising an ultra-fast way to steer light, using light itself as the steering wheel.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of devising

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But across Gaza, students and teachers are improvising with what is left, still driven by the promise of education.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026
Few can tell you how old the newest thing in it is or what the team has been improvising in the meantime.

— Snehal Nimje, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of improvising

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As the pace of SpaceX launches accelerate, manufacturing these parts becomes a high-volume revenue funnel for Applied Aerospace.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
In response to Russia’s attacks, Ukraine has fired its long-range drones at manufacturing plants deep inside Russia and has targeted Russia’s drone launch sites.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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