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
Yet many of these are pumped up on massive amounts of capital that mask serious flaws and vulnerabilities.
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Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
With party lights overhead, the DJ pumps up the crowd at an outdoor roller rink along the Ohio River.
—Emily Chen-Newton, NPR, 22 July 2025
All three strikeouts came in the sixth with two men on base, and he was pumped up.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
Couture is all about fantasy, and for fall 2025 designers pumped up the volumes in their collections, some of which playfully nodded to the natural world.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
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Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
With party lights overhead, the DJ pumps up the crowd at an outdoor roller rink along the Ohio River.
—Emily Chen-Newton, NPR, 22 July 2025
All three strikeouts came in the sixth with two men on base, and he was pumped up.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
Couture is all about fantasy, and for fall 2025 designers pumped up the volumes in their collections, some of which playfully nodded to the natural world.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pump up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump up
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And art lovers will be thrilled by Nice’s museums: the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMAC) for modern works (don’t miss the Yves Klein galleries) or Musee Massena, with plenty of historic artwork and artefacts.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Fans of the band — and there are many — will be thrilled to know that Pink Slip reunites in Freakier Friday.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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During the month of its release, the number of articles about KPop Demon Hunters increased nearly four-fold to 1,394.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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That higher load increases energy expenditure, respiration and heart rate, which is good for heart health and can improve endurance.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
18 Aug. 2025
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Friends may excite you with future-forward visions.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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What excites me enough to spend hours exploring it?—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Visual Media & Platform division, which includes anime and mobile content in Japan, also expanded.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the near term, Baxter said the brand will expand its lightweight and cooling platforms to increase penetration in southern climates.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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Toucan’s carbon pool grew 400% in 2024 as institutional ESG demand accelerated.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The public fight between medicine and government is now accelerating the nation onto a path where advice diverges over not just COVID shots but vaccines generally.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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Beyond the soul-crushing, world-killing effects of AI and big tech, there is something electrifying about going analog and leaning the other way to discover a hidden story, an idea, a spark of inspiration from a book that was shelved by a librarian decades ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Its boats are relatively conventional other than being electrified, offering ranges up to 100 nautical miles and a 30-knot max speed.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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For example, platforms like Perplexity now allow users to buy items (e.g., concert tickets, travel) directly within chat using PayPal or Venmo, without having to visit external sites and frictionless payments are simplifying the buying process to boost conversion rates and reduce cart abandonment.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes, a major hit will boost revenue during the off-season.—
Sophie Caldwell
Lauren Shamo,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Leaders in this space are also looking to facilitate flight modifications via enhanced aerodynamics and real-time diagnostics—augmented by smart sensors.—
Robert Lane,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement When a crisis occurs, instead of setting up tent cities with food, education, healthcare, sanitation, and other necessary services, refugees are housed within existing communities, which have their infrastructure and facilities augmented by donor funding.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump%20up. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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