drum up
verb
drummed up; drumming up; drums up
1
: to bring about by persistent effort
drum up some business
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anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune
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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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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20up. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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