drums up

verb

present tense third-person singular of drum up
as in devises
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 drums up That said, the actress playing the diminutive vigilante — a remarkable Sneha Kumari — drums up just enough passion and intrigue to counterbalance this relatively rote unfurling. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026 Still, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) drums up fear of immigrants. — Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Time, 16 July 2026 Randy Newman’s score even drums up a rousing Viking chant. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 As Walmart’s online business drums up more revenue from home deliveries, advertising and commissions from sellers on its third-party marketplace, e-commerce has become a profitable business. — Melissa Repko, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drums up
  1. devises
  2. constructs
  3. concocts
  4. invents
  5. designs
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  • Determined to win her back, Ralph devises a crazy plan involving kidnapping the former child star of his favorite Christmas movie.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of devises
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  • Zvyagintsev meticulously constructs a window into the life of Gleb, the CEO of a Russian transport company who occupies a sleek modern home with his wife and son, but there’s a clear disconnect between them.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Dyrholm will star as a woman who is unable to acknowledge and access her own feelings and constructs intimacy by stealing objects from people instead of getting close to them.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • Yaga concocts one entertainingly heady brew, thanks to its beguiling mood and fearless cast.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The new film continues the story of the conclusion of Holland’s third Spider-Man film, where Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) concocts a spell to make everyone forget Peter as a way to save the multiverse.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of concocts
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  • Every civilization invents an image that carries its aspirations.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
  • They were not built for a group that invents its own vocabulary, drafts its own security protocols, and revises its own history when the record becomes inconvenient.
    — Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of invents
Verb
  • Headquartered in Hickory since 1992, the company designs and manufactures components for advanced computing infrastructure, enterprise and telecommunications networks, as well as military applications.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Stuart Burt is casting director, Susan Kulkarni designs costumes, Helen Keane of Campbell Young Associates designs wigs, hair and makeup, and Alex Payne is fight director.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of designs

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