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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From harborside penthouses to country retreats, Daher Interior Design devises functional and beautiful spaces that stand the test of time.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2025
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Though the defenses devised by Perrin hold for a long time despite there being only a grand total of three professional soldiers in the entire village — Faile, Bain, and Chiad — the good guys are betrayed from within.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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This lineup was constructed to make the other question marks on the roster irrelevant.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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There was no natural gas service to the home, officials said, adding that it had recently been constructed.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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He was not accused of concocting evidence against Read.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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He is credited with concocting the opaque formula used to calculate the tariffs imposed on imports from each country, which is based on the trade deficit between the U.S. and each trading partner, not their tariffs on American imports.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 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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Case managers invented case details and Deployed workers would role-play as students in classrooms, even asking for permission to go to the bathroom, according to the former Deployed workers and social media posts of former workers describing the surreal situation.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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