as in to devise
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 drum up
At the time, PR mavens Max Rosey and Mortimer Matz thought a hot dog eating competition would drum up some publicity for Nathan’s.
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
In addition to her editing responsibilities, Wintour also supported significant initiatives to drum up retail sales, spearheading Fashion’s Night Out, which got off to a rousing start in 2009 but then ran out of steam by 2013.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
But drumming up enthusiasm for the enterprise wasn’t easy.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
As Trump has shaken up global trade and drummed up investments in the U.S., Nvidia has sometimes found itself on the losing end — consider the tougher China export rules in April and tariff uncertainty in general.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
In addition to her editing responsibilities, Wintour also supported significant initiatives to drum up retail sales, spearheading Fashion’s Night Out, which got off to a rousing start in 2009 but then ran out of steam by 2013.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
But drumming up enthusiasm for the enterprise wasn’t easy.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
As Trump has shaken up global trade and drummed up investments in the U.S., Nvidia has sometimes found itself on the losing end — consider the tougher China export rules in April and tariff uncertainty in general.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum up
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As the Panthers’ general manager from 2013 to just before the 2017 season began, Gettleman devised the rosters that pushed Carolina to four playoff berths in five years.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 July 2025
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Participants identify challenges in their communities and devise local, innovative solutions to address them.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025
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The decision to construct an entire studio for the prequel speaks to the scale of ambition driving this project.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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Free to experiment, distillers are concocting playful new expressions that summon the sea to your glass.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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It’s well established that the Trump-Russia hoax was concocted to harm Trump, but Ratcliffe’s move is a prosecutorial dead end.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
13 July 2025
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As the answers to these questions emerge, your brand isn't invented; it's just revealed.—
Maha Abouelenein,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Boredom prompts us to seek out new experiences, to learn, to invent, to build; curing boredom with games like Wordle is a bit like sating hunger with M&M’s.—
Paul Bloom,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum%20up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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