pump out

phrasal verb

pumped out; pumping out; pumps out
informal
: to produce (something) quickly and frequently
The author pumps out a book every year.

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The school has pumped out some of the most successful entrepreneurs, including Michael Bloomberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Jamie Dimon, and Bill Ackman—but the institution’s entrepreneurial spirit hasn’t rubbed off on all of its students. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 July 2025 Your follicles spend less time pumping out fresh strands and more time in the resting and shedding stages of their lifecycle. Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 July 2025 Instead, as Rome burns, a team of three young guys in its Austin headquarters, with backgrounds in film school, film preservation, video stores and film festivals, pump out five to 10 30-minute preshows a week. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025 There's also a new AI playground hub that the company says will be home to all its AI tools, along with examples and suggested prompts to help people pump out AI content. ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pump out

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“Pump out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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