have drummed

• present perfect

  present perfect

  Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.

  of drum.
  drum

  noun

  a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.

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have drummed

This game doesn’t have the big Matthew Stafford/Jared Goff story line, but that was about the only thing that could have drummed up interest in last week’s contest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2021

Now, riding the same hopeful wavelength as her wife, Manning sees opportunity in the support from patrons who have drummed up $80,000 dollars to help keep the Wildrose’s doors open.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2021

As bills to create a citizens commission have stagnated, two senators - Bethlehem Democrat Lisa Boscola and Delaware County Republican Tom Killion - have drummed up support for another route.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2020

But the drama might not end here, given the controversy certain best-picture nominees have drummed up throughout the past few months.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2019

He would have drummed and torched with a will.

From Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 by Francis Hueffer

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