as in to tap
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Recent Examples of drum
Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The pianists who will perform are Tyler Bullock, Eric Scott Reed and Helen Sung, accompanied by Peter Washington on bass and Carl Allen on the drums.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Jim Clash, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
But the losing side on that cold, blustery day in Ames, Iowa wasn’t a directional school getting drummed for a payday, but fellow Big 12 foe Texas Tech, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes — who was playing in his next-to-last college game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
With the late star’s voice now ready to go, Starr and McCartney completed the song, with Starr playing a new drum part to accompany the guitar Harrison recorded in 1995.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The pianists who will perform are Tyler Bullock, Eric Scott Reed and Helen Sung, accompanied by Peter Washington on bass and Carl Allen on the drums.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Jim McCarty has been drumming for the seminal band The Yardbirds for more than six decades.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
But the losing side on that cold, blustery day in Ames, Iowa wasn’t a directional school getting drummed for a payday, but fellow Big 12 foe Texas Tech, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes — who was playing in his next-to-last college game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum
Noun
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The new torpedo bat moves the mass down toward the player’s grip, with a thicker barrel in the middle of the bat and a tapered end.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2025
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With a torpedo bat, the barrel—or the widest part of the bat—sits closer to the hitter’s hands.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Republicans could see narrowing the ability to access the credits as a way to tap a large pot of money to pay for an extension of President Trump's tax cuts.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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In 1987, Hardy was tapped to be the Tribune’s lead political reporter as well as a columnist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Think tea leaves, tins for candles, cans for drinks, packaging, hardware — the list goes on.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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The underlying mechanics involve a slab waveguide composed of a silicon nitride core, a photoconductive silicon-rich nitride layer, and an indium tin oxide electrode.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Current world championship leader Lando Norris has typically celebrated his podiums by banging the base of the bottle on the step of the podium, causing the champagne to shoot upward into the sky.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The real world is where a middle-aged law-firm associate just banged the hotel bandit.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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