bump (up)

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Verb
  • Contributing to a traditional individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts are also good ways to maximize your tax savings, according to U.S. News.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Platforms with a high audience match and affordable CPC maximize reach while staying cost-effective.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The value of most investments have increased significantly in the past year.
    Kerry Meagher, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The complaint data becomes increasingly valuable as insurance premium rates in New York on average have increased by double-digit percentages in recent years, raising the stakes.
    David Robinson, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The water — being pumped up a steep grade — eventually reached the Guilford Reservoir on Cold Spring Lane.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
  • During the testing, Vast pumped up the pressure inside the structure to 1.8 times its normal level and conducted a leak test.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This type can happen because of blood clots that block blood vessels or plaques causing blockages by building up in the vessels.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Inadequate Skin Care Routine Improper cleansing of the skin means that as skin cells die and turn over and as sweat and sebum are produced, the skin cells build up on the skin and in the pores instead of being washed away.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • On the water, drone boats and robo-subs are augmenting the firepower of more traditional, more expensive ships.
    Colin Demarest, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The mid-2010s Instagram vibe is augmented by the floods of emoji or comments that crowd the screen as Belle and Milla drink in the attention or shrink from criticism.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The investment helps to accelerate Mikuni’s goal of expanding to 50 locations by its 50th anniversary, Arai said in a news release announcing the deal.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The demonstration was organized by the service workers' union ver.di, with participants marching through the streets around 10:30 a.m. when the suspect's vehicle overtook a police escort, accelerated, and struck the crowd from behind, police said.
    Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
  • That night, fans were encouraged to bring a disco record to the stadium for Dahl to blow up between games of a July 12 doubleheader.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Those are among the many conclusions drawn out in the 2024 Year-End Film & TV Report produced by Luminate, the data and insights firm that focuses on audience measurement for the entertainment industry.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Warhol’s alternative perspective on the sculpture draws out its homoerotic appeal.
    Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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