clap (together or up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clap (together or up)
Verb
  • To make this work, Dykstra devised a way to combine a film camera with a computer, enabling each ship-miniature movement to be repeated precisely over multiple runs, at different angles: a system known as motion control.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • With the annual awards show slated to stream live on Hulu for the first time, alongside its regular broadcast on ABC, Disney devised packages that took sponsorships well beyond the program itself.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Taking this idea and combining it with an attention to convenience and versatility while cooking, Heinz concocted three new products ready to be devoured.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Matthew Rankin, a Canadian historian and prankster, has concocted a starkly enchanting Winnipeg where Farsi is the main language of storefronts, guided tours and everyday grievances, like the woman who gripes about sharing a bus with a live turkey.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • When plays broke down, and Allen needed to improvise, Shakir showed a terrific knack for finding open space and, even at times, getting behind the defense for a big play.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • On the modern battlefield, cheap drones and improvised explosive devices menace ground forces, uncrewed vessels and antiship missiles threaten surface ships, and sophisticated air defenses imperil aircraft.
    Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In the thriller musical, the 52-year-old actress plays a Mexican drug cartel leader who fakes her death and undergoes gender-affirming surgery.
    Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • That said, exit velocity cannot be faked, and sharing company with the likes of Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani isn’t insignificant.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Clap (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clap%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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