Drum up
Drum up verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Usage example: anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune
Think
Both terms in one sentence
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Even weirder to think that Sting changed his look because the nWo wheeled out an imposter (Jeff Farmer) to drum up audience support.
Source: Wrestling / Sting -
Refuge in Audacity: Nobody believes Garrett's story about a dragon under the World Theater, so he ensures everyone will think that Max Weider'd sent him to start a rumor about a dragon to drum up publicity for his new playhouse.
Source: Literature / Garrett, P.I.
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