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as in to interrogate
to put a series of questions to
prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
pumped water from the well
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Recent Examples of pump
Interestingly, the system has a spinning nozzle that extrudes and pumps two different materials through this rotating head.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
The two companies pumped almost 9 million barrels of oil a day over the course of the year.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
And Shugart got to leave the mound pumping his fists en route to becoming the first major-league pitcher to win two games in a day since 2013.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – which has pumped billions of dollars into the tour without any tangible return – has decided LIV will have to fend for itself, cutting off funding after the 2026 season and potentially leaving some of the world’s most famous golfers in limbo.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
The two companies pumped almost 9 million barrels of oil a day over the course of the year.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
And Shugart got to leave the mound pumping his fists en route to becoming the first major-league pitcher to win two games in a day since 2013.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – which has pumped billions of dollars into the tour without any tangible return – has decided LIV will have to fend for itself, cutting off funding after the 2026 season and potentially leaving some of the world’s most famous golfers in limbo.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump
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The host of Watch What Happens Live and executive producer of The Real Housewives franchise, Cohen is bobbing and weaving from one reality universe to the other in many different forms.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Crews then raced to recover the astronauts aboard the vehicle, which bobbed for a few hours in the Pacific Ocean near California.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But beyond its account of a family in flight, from both the authorities and its own murkier truths, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young interrogates the radicalism of the 1960s and 70s, its unlikely alliances, its political legacies, and its many, many casualties along the way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks explores intertwined cultural and biological histories like this one, using plants to interrogate the complexities of human society.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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The long hours of immersion in cold water and the strain of swimming fully clothed through turbulent waves toward the tantalizingly near shoreline must have drained the last bit of endurance from him.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Xefco One Australian startup is trying to clean up one of fashion’s more draining problems.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Abel made the rounds across the floor, stopping at each booth to greet employees and shake hands with shareholders.—
Yun Li,Alex Harring,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Bake until lemon curd is set but still jiggles slightly when gently shaken, 18–24 minutes.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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The film examines the generation who never expected to become senior citizens in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and decades of oppression, who now find themselves trailblazers again as the first openly LGBTQ seniors.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Engineers will examine the capsule’s heat shield in more detail along with everything else in preparation for next year’s Artemis III docking demo in orbit around Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Pull the tick out gently, without jerking or ripping.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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The plane jerked to a stop as two trucks passed just feet in front of its nose.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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Every mistake is magnified, every penalty is questioned, every shortcoming is analyzed.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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In that clip, Cohen, 57, questioned whether the CMO role is typically short-term.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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“Pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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