DRUMS UP Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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 Schanelec drums up this particular time period with such focus on the moving parts that we are left knowing that change is the only constant. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 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

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The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston).

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

Definition of devises

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The system constructs a real-time 3D spatial map using high-frequency acoustic pulses to navigate in total darkness while maintaining a compact form factor.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026

Definition of constructs

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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
Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 May 2026

Definition of concocts

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Such a team designs for its own defaults and reads that slice as the market.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Google Cloud designs its own AI chips, operates a global data center network, and sells models, databases, security software, and tools for building AI agents.

— MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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