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
But as productivity improves with the advanced tech, business leaders will only continue to drum up even more revolutionary ideas, which will require a constant flow of work from humans.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Still more protesters will be there to drum up support for Proposition 50, the ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and deliver up to five new Democratic seats in the US House.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The hope is that leaking this footage, as well as other assets in the coming weeks, will drum up the buzz needed to get the movie made.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
This play doesn’t drum up hatred.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Still more protesters will be there to drum up support for Proposition 50, the ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and deliver up to five new Democratic seats in the US House.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The hope is that leaking this footage, as well as other assets in the coming weeks, will drum up the buzz needed to get the movie made.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
This play doesn’t drum up hatred.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum up
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No matter when or how many times the Eagles run the tush push at Lambeau Field, the Packers must devise a way to do what at times seems impossible because of one, how good the Eagles are at it, and two, how the play is officiated.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The project is part of NASA’s SIMPLEx, or Small, Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration, program, which aims to spur researchers and companies to devise ways to use small spacecraft to carry out science investigations for pennies on the dollar.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 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,
12 Nov. 2025
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Her cylinder chignon stuck out at Kris Jenner’s 0070 party, constructed, once again, by Appleton.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Bedecking the old fish-out-of-water story formula in holiday garb and tinseling it with some apt moral messages for this dysfunctional age, screenwriters Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick have concocted a satisfyingly new-fangled Christmas yarn.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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The menu at Otaleg is constantly evolving, as Radicioni experiments with new combinations in his gelato laboratory, often concocting head-turning flavors based on his favorite savory dishes.—
Nina Ruggiero,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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Putnam raised the example of how, during the previous upswing, organizations like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts were invented just a few years apart, because people recognized that young people needed mentors.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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James Cameron continues to invent new technology to make films, and that does not end with the third installment of the Avatar saga.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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