TRUMPING UP Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

trumping up

verb

present participle of trump up

as in devising

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination parents who were always trumping up little projects for their children to do around the house

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Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Instead, the self-regulating organization takes the day-to-day lead in devising standards, conducting oversight, enforcing rules, and punishing bad actors, drawing on its business members’ unique knowledge and real-world expertise.

— William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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In 2024, a development group under the name Bloomfield Lot 6 Office, LLC, began constructing a building on the property at 1716 Keller Parkway, directly behind the Pyles’ home.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Tradepoint also handles cargo, including vehicles and bulk materials, and is constructing a container terminal that is expected to reshape the Port of Baltimore.

— CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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Across both commercial ambient platforms and general-purpose models applied to clinical documentation, the more common failure is under-capture rather than inventing what wasn’t said.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
For a guy who's such a prominent African-American to try to get in on the conversation by inventing something that never took place.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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The Basij boosted its presence during the war, and hard-liners have held nightly rallies in Tehran and other cities, drumming up support and intimidating any possible dissenters.

— Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
The Chicago school board voted to add two questions to the November ballot gauging whether city voters would support drumming up new revenue for Chicago Public Schools.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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The Grotto of Massabielle is one of the 22 sites making up the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
The project is expected to set aside 40% of its units as affordable for those making up to 60% of the area median income under federal guidelines.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

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