CLAPS (TOGETHER OR UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

claps (together or up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of clap (together or up)

as in devises

to perform, make, or do without preparation we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home

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Determined to win her back, Ralph devises a crazy plan involving kidnapping the former child star of his favorite Christmas movie.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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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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Moore begins with a whisper and builds to a roar as Mona improvises a manic rant that involves rats and the plague.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Xi is not a transactional politician who improvises policy on a whim, who posts his intentions on social media, or changes his mind in the meeting.

— Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of improvises

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When Jeremy doesn’t succeed in killing her, Verity fakes her paralysis while using his time out of the house to bond with their son and write these letters.

— Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
Seminole fakes the extra point kick and Luis Ojeda-Robles runs the ball in for the two point conversion.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fakes

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The company primarily manufactures in India and does some production in China and Portugal.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Its subsidiary, Avologi, manufactures many of the red-light therapy devices that customers reported being pressured to buy inside stores contracted with Mazal Group.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

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