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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
Iran is the third-largest oil producer in OPEC, pumping 3.3 million barrels per day.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 June 2025
File photo: gas prices at station pump with an inset of President Donald Trump.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Sam Reinhart made his way to the stage on Fort Lauderdale Beach on top of Brad Marchand’s shoulders, pumping his fist and firing up a crowd of more than 200,000 Florida Panthers fans on Sunday afternoon.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
Shoes emblazoned with a photo of Trump pumping his fists during the assassination attempt were priced at $399 and distributed to the first 5,000 buyers.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 June 2025
File photo: gas prices at station pump with an inset of President Donald Trump.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Sam Reinhart made his way to the stage on Fort Lauderdale Beach on top of Brad Marchand’s shoulders, pumping his fist and firing up a crowd of more than 200,000 Florida Panthers fans on Sunday afternoon.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
Shoes emblazoned with a photo of Trump pumping his fists during the assassination attempt were priced at $399 and distributed to the first 5,000 buyers.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
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His forlorn whale-eyes scanned left to right, eyebrows bobbing in turn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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But what followed stunned him: Zoro bobbed up, paddling with ease.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Their new works, spanning sculpture, installation, and mixed media, use architectural motifs as both metaphor and material, interrogating how personal and political histories are built—and unbuilt.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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To really interrogate love today, the band went back in time to examine these concepts over the generations.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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The Army Corps’ solution was to take a meandering 103-mile river that snaked through one of the wildest areas in the state, drain it, and carve it into a ruler-straight, 56-mile 30-foot-deep canal dubbed the C-38 — not exactly fodder for the tourism board.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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In such situations, when a client has the resources and the inclination to go round after round, small municipalities have to decide whether to settle or stand on principle, draining their budget.—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
26 June 2025
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But the humble protein powerhouse has never seemed to be able to shake the bad reputation.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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The earth begins to shake as the animals, each one a small tank of muscle, thunder along the route at speeds of up to 20 miles an hour, scattering runners.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Gi-hun examines Jun-hee’s swollen ankle, which seems impossible to jump on.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The Congress must thoroughly examine this decision by the Supreme Court to find ways to legislate and protect the Constitutional right to citizenship for all those born in America.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
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Then, of course, there were the jerking motions and the cognitive decline.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
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More often than not, the jerking movements to get free only bring the meal into contact with more points of sticky contact.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Interest Rates: While speaking at an event in Portugal Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was questioned about the timing of an interest rate cut.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The network of community leaders and officials all questioned the administration’s determination that Haiti is now safe enough for people to return.—
Churchill Ndonwie,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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“Pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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