drums up

verb

present tense third-person singular of drum up
as in devises
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 drums up Still, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) drums up fear of immigrants. — Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Time, 16 July 2026 Randy Newman’s score even drums up a rousing Viking chant. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Schanelec drums up this particular time period with such focus on the moving parts that we are left knowing that change is the only constant. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026 As Walmart’s online business drums up more revenue from home deliveries, advertising and commissions from sellers on its third-party marketplace, e-commerce has become a profitable business. — Melissa Repko, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drums up
  1. devises
  2. constructs
  3. concocts
  4. invents
  5. designs
Verb
  • The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston).
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
Definition of devises
Verb
  • The system constructs a real-time 3D spatial map using high-frequency acoustic pulses to navigate in total darkness while maintaining a compact form factor.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 May 2026
  • The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of concocts
Verb
  • The ingenious Professor Farnsworth invents a machine that can swap the minds of two people.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
  • Rather than shattering the illusion, the heroine invents an increasingly elaborate fictional life to protect her mother — and, ultimately, herself.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 July 2026
Definition of invents
Verb
  • Graham is the unabashed matriarch of the flock, who every year chooses the destination, books the hut, plans the menu, does meal prep, and designs the commemorative T-shirts.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • Bryan Reisberg, who designs travel backpacks for dogs and shares stories of walking around New York carrying adoptable pets, will also be on the series.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of designs

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“Drums up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drums%20up. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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