as in devised
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 drummed up
The Red Rocketeers drummed up the perfect response with a 12-play, 82-yard scoring drive.
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
These are not fantasies drummed up by the Left despite claims from Paxton and his most ardent supporters.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
These are not fantasies drummed up by the Left despite claims from Paxton and his most ardent supporters.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drummed up
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In the 19th century, the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace devised his own theory of evolution, independent of Charles Darwin, while visiting the region to research his book, The Malay Archipelago.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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And to that end, the Islamic Republic may have devised a failsafe for itself against popular anger.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each district sends two children as tributes to the fight-to-the-death Hunger Games, concocted by the capitol to keep the populace distracted.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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For Running Fence, I was expected to travel regularly to Petaluma (about three hours north of San Francisco), where Fence would be constructed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Forbidden City was constructed in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty as the imperial family’s workplace and residence.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The wave machine someone invented to simulate the oceans of Pandora risks crushing the actors to death under eight pounds of steel?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 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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“Drummed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drummed%20up. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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