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
Randy Newman’s score even drums up a rousing Viking chant.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Wanting to drum up support for her stepbrother Alex Freeman's first World Cup appearance, Spaulding jumped into the comments section with a simple request.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Can Cruz and Cantwell drum up enough support for this to pass?
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Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
After Ikeda’s California Country Market was nominated for the contest, Ikeda campaigned relentlessly to drum up support, urging fans and customers to cast daily votes.
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Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Wanting to drum up support for her stepbrother Alex Freeman's first World Cup appearance, Spaulding jumped into the comments section with a simple request.
—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Can Cruz and Cantwell drum up enough support for this to pass?
—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
After Ikeda’s California Country Market was nominated for the contest, Ikeda campaigned relentlessly to drum up support, urging fans and customers to cast daily votes.
—
Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for drum up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum up
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One of the easiest ways for an AI maker to guide an LLM in mental health chats is to use a system-wide prompt devised by the AI maker.
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National momentum for school screen Time limits LAUSD’s action to devise new limits in April spurred interest in the issue across the nation, said Jodi Carreon, who co-runs the California chapter of the Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project, a leader in the movement.
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State media reported that Kim is also reviewing plans to construct new naval bases.
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The story is constructed around a love connection made when candid voicemails sent by a grieving San Francisco prep cook wind up in the ear of the wrong person — a cute guy in Austin.
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Simple, sleek, and sophisticated, this one-shoulder jumpsuit is the easiest way to concoct a chic yet comfortable outfit.
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In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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Folks around the sport weren’t tearing their hair out trying to invent the perfect system to crown a champion.
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Back in 1930, 1930, Pat invented the Philly steak sandwich, combining ribeye with onions on a flat top on an Italian roll.
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum%20up. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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