as in to devise
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 drum up
The new ad products are meant to drum up Discord's revenue potential in the lead-up to an IPO; the platform already offered premium subscriptions for access to more advanced features and a marketplace for cosmetics to jazz up profiles.
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Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
Next up on that immediate agenda is a reunion game on Tuesday night in Miami, which is sure to drum up a local storm, something Butler can’t fully ignore.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
On the face of it, drumming up investment in schemes involving Manchester United, the 20-time champions of England and one of the world’s biggest clubs, appears an easier task.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The statue was one of nearly two-dozen placed throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland last year to help drum up interest for the new movie Paddington in Peru.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
Next up on that immediate agenda is a reunion game on Tuesday night in Miami, which is sure to drum up a local storm, something Butler can’t fully ignore.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
On the face of it, drumming up investment in schemes involving Manchester United, the 20-time champions of England and one of the world’s biggest clubs, appears an easier task.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The statue was one of nearly two-dozen placed throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland last year to help drum up interest for the new movie Paddington in Peru.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum up
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Fulham were also well organised and had clearly devised a specific game-plan to deal with Salah.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cadbury World, originally devised as a marketing ploy, first opened in 1990 and quickly became a popular attraction.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The near-deal was constructed over the course of months, with Vice President JD Vance’s team negotiating directly with several potential investors and officials from ByteDance.—
Sarah Parvini,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Some are concocting nostalgic scrapbooks and others are knitting cozy blankets or adorable sweaters.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Mar. 2025
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At that point, the writers gathered to familiarize themselves (for the first time) with the original show and began concocting various excuses for having big-name stars floating in and out of the Bradys’ new life in Malibu.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Dire wolves did overlap with early humans at the end of the Ice Age, around 11,500 years ago, but humans had barely invented agriculture at that point, let alone begun building the cities and interstate highways that would encroach upon the natural world.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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