1
as in to thrill
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
the crowd was pumped up by the band's rocking performance
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2
as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
that pop diva is trying to pump up album sales with an extended publicity tour
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Recent Examples of pump up
After Zibanejad scored, Sullivan and Tkachuk tried to pump up the bench.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That has pumped up revenue, including in the most recent quarter.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
So will numbers from its Azure cloud business, although the skeptics will say they are pumped up by Microsoft’s affiliation with AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Too much of it is a waste of money, even if the projects do pump up the local economy and make the city look exciting to tourists.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That has pumped up revenue, including in the most recent quarter.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
So will numbers from its Azure cloud business, although the skeptics will say they are pumped up by Microsoft’s affiliation with AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Too much of it is a waste of money, even if the projects do pump up the local economy and make the city look exciting to tourists.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump up
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The Department of Homeland Security is not thrilled with the idea.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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In a world full of portal transfers and roster instability, Georgia coach Mike White is thrilled to have Blue Cain.—
Olivia Sayer,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s increasing willingness to use overwhelming military force to pursue American interests abroad throws that calculus into question.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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City records from November show police planned to install six more cameras and increase lighting.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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When excited by light, these nanoscale structures release photons as electrons fall back to lower-energy states.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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What excites him most about Sunday was experiencing the city in a new way.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Situationist is also expanding its team, with a new office above the new store.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Republican lawmakers are opposed to expanding health care to undocumented immigrants, and particularly ready to attack Democrat efforts to raise new revenues to do so.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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China’s consumer-price growth accelerated to the quickest in over three years and factory deflation moderated again, after a rally in energy markets and as household spending boomed during a later-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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But record-breaking temperatures in recent years have led scientists to question whether the pace of temperature gains is accelerating.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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All the Miami stars played and Messi, returning from injury, electrified the Chase Stadium crowd with a pair of goals in the span of 11 minutes to put Miami ahead late in the game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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This year state lawmakers are considering bills to speed up the local permitting process for heat pumps and to require gas utilities to offer homeowners cash to electrify their homes in lieu of replacing an old gas line.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the serum, shop the hair oil and shine-boosting shampoo and conditioner that Moore also used.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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Dai-Keller recommends fresh or frozen fruit added to yogurt to boost antioxidant vitamins, minerals, and polyphenols.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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Finally, consider augmenting the winter landscape, when roses and many of their companions lie dormant.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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This was the first Dragon launch from SLC-40 since the addition of a crew access arm to support Dragon launches from more than one Space Coast pad and augment normal launches from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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