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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
Search crews pumped water out of the Wood Dale-Itasca Reservoir on Wednesday in an effort to find a Bensenville man who was reported missing after trying to swim across the pond.
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Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, her daughter has a mystery illness and a tube pumping food into her stomach, one Linda is eager to get extracted, though a healthcare professional (played by Bronstein herself) advises her not to.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
And the cast that did film Survivor 50 out in Fiji in June has this one former player pumped to watch when the season unfurls in early 2026.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The movie star opted for a pair of Frankel’s Kennedy satin pumps to wear to the screening.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
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Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, her daughter has a mystery illness and a tube pumping food into her stomach, one Linda is eager to get extracted, though a healthcare professional (played by Bronstein herself) advises her not to.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
And the cast that did film Survivor 50 out in Fiji in June has this one former player pumped to watch when the season unfurls in early 2026.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The movie star opted for a pair of Frankel’s Kennedy satin pumps to wear to the screening.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump
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The glittering Riviera glints with coastal glamour—here, sunbathers recline on pebbled beaches, yachts bob in turquoise harbors, and rosé flows beneath striped parasols.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Two paragliders bobbed from updraft to updraft in an effort to fly up the Baltoro Glacier to K2.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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You were interrogated, too, Monica, during the Clinton impeachment.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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Who knows what his healing would have looked like without talking to the very man who killed his brother — the circumstance speaks to the possibility of a system where victims can talk with violators, especially ones allowed to interrogate their regret outside the brutality of prison.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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Design can nudge employees toward better creativity, recovery, and well-being, or leave them drained.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Treating the condition involves surgery to implant a shunt to drain excess fluid from the inside of the skull, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Han shook off criticisms of the small ring by also noting that both Belly and Jeremiah are college students on a budget.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Rinse the greens in the empty side of the sink, then put the greens in the colander, rinse again, shake off, and rinse again.—
Amy Brightfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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This would allow the team to examine offset sediment layers and date past quakes, providing a clearer picture of the fault's recurrence rate.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Last year, the FAA's leadership under the Biden administration established a committee to examine the shortcomings of Part 450.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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Just a few blocks from arrival, the car lurched toward the other lane—which was, thankfully, empty—and immediately jerked back.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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Having already had to navigate a 180-degree turn around a roundabout at 80km per hour, the road jerked to the left with around 1.6km remaining and, with some riders forced wide, the group was split.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The crowd also questioned the president's approach to immigration enforcement.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Parents had questioned the safety of the roof installation and associated smells, prompting the district to conduct air quality tests, according to an Aug. 1 letter to parents.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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