as in to tap
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Recent Examples of drum
Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
Matthew McConaughey recalled how his mother, Kay McConaughey, supported him after he was arrested for playing bongo drums while naked and high in 1999.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Instead, wash just a few at a time and fill the rest of the washer drum with smaller linens and clothing items.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Some years later, when Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz teamed to adapt the novel into a musical, George W. Bush was in power and beating the drums of war ahead of a U.S. invasion of Iraq.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
Matthew McConaughey recalled how his mother, Kay McConaughey, supported him after he was arrested for playing bongo drums while naked and high in 1999.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
Verb
The musician showcases it in this 2019 set with his electro-cosmic jazz trio Comet is Coming, which features a relentless assault of horn, synth, and drums big enough to fill an arena.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Instead, wash just a few at a time and fill the rest of the washer drum with smaller linens and clothing items.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Conversely, a four-seam fastball and/or changeup could help Holmes avoid barrels against lefties.Will Sammon, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Producing this amount requires burning approximately 17,000 barrels of oil, which releases nearly 16 million pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere.Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Elon Musk contributed more than $250 million to 2024 campaign groups backing Donald Trump Trump tapped Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to lead his new Department of Government Efficiency, an advisory commission aimed at slashing government regulation and spending.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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To bring her vision to life, Waller has tapped Scott Davis as Chief Technology Officer.Karin Eldor, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The best Christmas cookie tins are filled with colorful sugar cookies, sprinkled gingerbread, linzers, spritzes, shortbread or sables, crinkles or crackles, even wedding cookies or special chocolate chip cookies — because why not?Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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This year, the golden tins included a dozen seasonal cookies made by chefs at the Driskill, Hyatt Centric, Thompson Austin and Hyatt Regency.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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That continued Sunday when Matthew Wright’s game-winning field goal banged off the left upright and through the goalposts for a 19-17 victory with no time remaining.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Next is the strength and coordination mentioned above, which is when your little one starts holding two objects and banging them together.Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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