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
  • Before conscious reasoning has a chance to engage, the brain often constructs an elaborate threat narrative.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • However, environmental and geopolitical concerns remain high as China constructs a massive 60-gigawatt dam downstream in Medog County.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • The new film continues the story of the conclusion of Holland’s third Spider-Man film, where Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) concocts a spell to make everyone forget Peter as a way to save the multiverse.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of concocts
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  • Increasingly, success depends not on who invents first, but on who can manufacture, deploy and scale those innovations most effectively.
    — Ariyan Kabir, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Yet history reminds us that technological leadership is rarely determined solely by who invents it first.
    — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of invents
Verb
  • Per Promise’s logline, the film follows a young woman who designs AI personalities for a mysterious tech company .
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Kinsman creates whiskies that may not be bottled for more than a decade, while Newey designs race cars around aerodynamic details that can ultimately determine championships.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2026.

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