pump out

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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Last year, Congo produced more than half of the world’s tantalum – an ore derived from coltan used in smartphones among other products – with the Rubaya mine pumping out about 15% of global production, according to Amnesty International. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 The forward-most, up-firing speakers are particularly noticeable, and the laptop pumps out strong sound quality that holds up at higher volumes. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026 These will cause glucose to flood the bloodstream quite rapidly, and then your pancreas responds by pumping out all this insulin. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Intel are now pumping out advanced logic chips from new fabrication plants, or fabs, in Arizona. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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