drummed

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Even without the adrenaline of a packed room, he drummed up a bidding war and ultimately sold Francis Bacon’s “Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus” for $85 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

"We drummed it up pretty good," Daigneault said.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Builders have also amped up marketing and drummed up discounts to make newly built homes more attractive.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

Naroditsky's channel had nearly 500,000 subscribers, while his Twitch stream drummed up 340,000 followers.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

I wonder what else has happened in this chair—people have probably peed on it, licked it, drummed their heads against it, and writhed around in it spouting gibberish.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini