Thesaurus results for DRUMMED

drummed

verb

past tense of drum

as in tapped

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table

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Recent Examples of drummed In Malabo, Bioko’s biggest city, a team of men and women equipped with insecticide sprayers squeezed between low-rise cement buildings on a recent morning, as heavy rain drummed on aluminum roofs. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 The man next to me on Saturday air-drummed the entire show, and a couple behind me kept commenting about how happy Hetfield looked on the big screen during every song. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026 Rain drummed against the bus windshield on the drive to Michigan. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026 For 90 minutes, supporters waved flags, drummed, danced, and sang, but by the end of the evening the soccer scoreline mattered far less than what unfolded in the crowd. — Latif Love july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 Veterinary technicians took out their tackle boxes of medications and sedated the whale, and then the tribe prayed, drummed, and offered thanks to the whale and to the people who tried to help it. — Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026 Harabeoji drummed his fingers on his knees. — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026 Houbeck, who is White, posted a comment to a public Facebook page saying that the San Dieguito Union High School District had celebrated Black History Month by hosting a high school event where people in tribal outfits just drummed and danced around. — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026 In the clip, Connie-Perkins could be seen covering her mouth as her peers stood up and applauded, drummed their desks and shouted in excitement. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026

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Although the new result doesn’t necessarily translate to a transformative breakthrough about P versus NP, the potential effects are so sweeping that OpenAI has tapped outside experts to vet its claim.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
The fund can be tapped when the economy sours and revenue falls.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026