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 post drummed up excitement for what Queen Bey has in store for 2025 among fans in the comments section.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
When my wife, Patricia, and I married in 1981, Mike drummed up a party invite: Pat and Tim’s Post-Wedding Zoo-a-Thon.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
But this uncertainty is not stopping lobbyists from drumming up lucrative work.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Early Sundance buzz would help drum up even more theatrical interest for this buzzy horror follow-up.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
When my wife, Patricia, and I married in 1981, Mike drummed up a party invite: Pat and Tim’s Post-Wedding Zoo-a-Thon.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
But this uncertainty is not stopping lobbyists from drumming up lucrative work.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Early Sundance buzz would help drum up even more theatrical interest for this buzzy horror follow-up.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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The pampering sanctuary, which includes seven treatment rooms, a sauna, and a plunge pool, was devised to celebrate the destination’s culture of massage, yoga, and well-being across experiences that speak to and rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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In Dallas, the city manager is the CEO, the person who devises the city's $5.2 billion budget and oversees over 13,000 employees.—
Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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The intention was to lower the cost of constructing new housing and to encourage less personal vehicle use.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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Stay in one of the Avalanche Ranch Cabins and Hot Springs’ log cabins or wagons, constructed between 1890 and 1950.—
Jennifer Broome,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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Or a witch or wizard standing over a cauldron concocting life-altering potions.—
Simone Milasas,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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And though defensive coordinator Brian Flores can concoct a great game plan, there’s nothing Stafford hasn’t seen.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The iconic sports drink was invented at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine in 1965.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Biden didn't invent that approach, Turner said—the rhetoric and framing from this White House largely matches that from Barack Obama's—but Biden delivered on growth and jobs in the clean tech sector in ways that previous administrations did not.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum%20up. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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