drum up
verb
drummed up; drumming up; drums up
1
: to bring about by persistent effort
drum up some business
Examples of drum up in a Sentence
anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune
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The chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, recently visited Beijing, drumming up 600 million pounds ($756 million) of commitments.
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The goal is to drum up that awareness, growing the fan base further.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Safeguarding public lands and the climate will require new political strategies to drum up sustained enthusiasm — not cautious rhetoric.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
He’s been drumming up the company’s inference capabilities for months, and the chip startups all told Forbes that Nvidia’s stock plunge was an overreaction.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The goal is to drum up that awareness, growing the fan base further.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Safeguarding public lands and the climate will require new political strategies to drum up sustained enthusiasm — not cautious rhetoric.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
He’s been drumming up the company’s inference capabilities for months, and the chip startups all told Forbes that Nvidia’s stock plunge was an overreaction.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drum up
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20up. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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