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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clapping (together or up)
  1. devising
  2. concocting
  3. improvising
  4. faking
  5. manufacturing
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Secrecy laws like Georgia’s shield the public from awareness of the growing costs of pharmacists concocting drugs and the doctors administering the injections.
    — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The figure concocting this foreign mist of positivity, Sumrall, grunted and frowned through the evening.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of concocting
Verb
  • 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
  • Is there a lot of improvising in the show, or does that just come out every once in a while?
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of improvising
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  • Demand Deterministic Data AI bots are getting scary good at faking views, especially on CTV.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Kiffin modernized Alabama, then was accused of faking injuries to slow down Tennessee.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of faking
Verb
  • Lyntris completed the qualification after nearly two years of manufacturing development and testing with Raytheon.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge facing most organizations today is the ability to deploy AI reliably, securely and at scale across core processes—from supply chains and manufacturing operations to financial operations, credit decisions and risk management.
    — Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of manufacturing
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“Clapping (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clapping%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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