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
The Times says Boulous began drumming up deals soon after proposing to Trump in the White House Rose Garden back in January 2021.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The Ham Breakfast started in 1964 as a way for the industry to drum up business and promote itself.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Aug. 2025
The aim of Flatzz is to drum up midday traffic, which hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to Hottovy.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Three expressed serious doubts the circuit would be able to drum up enough funding from investors and confidence from athletes to return for a second season, in 2026.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The Ham Breakfast started in 1964 as a way for the industry to drum up business and promote itself.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Aug. 2025
The aim of Flatzz is to drum up midday traffic, which hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to Hottovy.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Three expressed serious doubts the circuit would be able to drum up enough funding from investors and confidence from athletes to return for a second season, in 2026.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum up
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There are many efforts underway by AI scholars, research labs, and AI makers to devise AI so that the AI can do a better job at coping with human delusional thinking.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ken Goldberg, a University of California, Berkeley professor, devised a novel solution to bridge this gap.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Cassellius set a goal to address lead hazards in all 50 schools constructed before 1950 by the first day of school.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 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,
3 Sep. 2025
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Not only is the kitchen fully on display but a separate alcove is given over to his highly technical lab, a play space dedicated to fermentation, aging, preserving and otherwise concocting.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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On paper, Dallas has the tools to do just that, but NBA insider Zach Buckley, of Bleacher Report, has concocted a trade proposal that sees the Mavericks strengthen their forward position.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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And long before movie night was a thing, Mesoamericans apparently invented popcorn, too.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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