as in tapped
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Recent Examples of drummed
As the city drummed to life, spectators nudged up to the barricades for a better look, before Gu entered stage left in a red Ford Mustang convertible in a matching red dress.
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Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
Mayhem executive producer Andrew Watt handled guitar, co-producer Cirkut played synth, Josh Freese drummed, and Gaga commanded two keyboards, actively tweaking sounds on a modular synthesizer.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
The restart follows the recommissioning of the Kayelekera processing plant and the production of the first dried and drummed yellowcake in August 2025, using ore stockpiled from previous mining campaigns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
While Indigenous dancers drummed and swirled at the foot of the wall, men in pickups rolled across the Mexican grasslands to the south and stopped to hand homemade burritos across the border to the protesters.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
In his place, Rush have tapped German drummer and composer Anika Nilles, who previously drummed for late rock god Jeff Beck.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
Mayhem executive producer Andrew Watt handled guitar, co-producer Cirkut played synth, Josh Freese drummed, and Gaga commanded two keyboards, actively tweaking sounds on a modular synthesizer.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
The restart follows the recommissioning of the Kayelekera processing plant and the production of the first dried and drummed yellowcake in August 2025, using ore stockpiled from previous mining campaigns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
While Indigenous dancers drummed and swirled at the foot of the wall, men in pickups rolled across the Mexican grasslands to the south and stopped to hand homemade burritos across the border to the protesters.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
In his place, Rush have tapped German drummer and composer Anika Nilles, who previously drummed for late rock god Jeff Beck.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drummed
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Fiennes Tiffin came to Young Sherlock after being tapped for a role alongside Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, and Eiza González in Ritchie’s Lionsgate film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the meantime, 24-year-old wing Spencer Jones was tapped to start Game 3 in Gordon’s place, guarding Minnesota’s Julius Randle.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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As one third of The Police, Copeland banged his way to the upper reaches of pop stardom.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Smith, who had been 0-for-6 lifetime against Fairchild, banged a 2-1 cutter off the left-center-field fence to clear the bases.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Drummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drummed. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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