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
The Escape is a 5-gallon jug fitted with a purifier inside and a pressurization pump up top (sort of like a beer keg).
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Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
That entire section unfolds with livewire energy, pumped up by Alan Myson’s driving techno score and by the shock of the assault.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
That figure is pumped up by assuming things that might never happen, according to a New York Times analysis of federal contracting data and interviews with people familiar with that contract who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to discuss it with members of the media.
—David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
In public, the Trumps pump up their projects, yet in private the first family appears to be dumping at least a portion of its holdings.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
That entire section unfolds with livewire energy, pumped up by Alan Myson’s driving techno score and by the shock of the assault.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
That figure is pumped up by assuming things that might never happen, according to a New York Times analysis of federal contracting data and interviews with people familiar with that contract who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to discuss it with members of the media.
—David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
In public, the Trumps pump up their projects, yet in private the first family appears to be dumping at least a portion of its holdings.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump up
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Paramount Global co-CEO and Showtime/MTV Entertainment president Chris McCarthy was thrilled with the viewership numbers.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Fans will no doubt be thrilled to see the actors share the screen once more — but Turner wants everyone to be prepared for a dynamic that's a tad different.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
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Under such a scenario, production would rapidly increase as would dollars facilitating same.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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In a LinkedIn post, Farley called for speeding up permitting processes, increasing spending on vocational training, leveraging robotics and augmented reality to help with these spaces and suggested an AmeriCorps-type program for these roles.—
Breana Noble,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Still the project excites me the way those first NYer pieces did.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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What excites me most is how these trends intersect.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Mari said the strike has now expanded to include Teamsters in California and Washington state, and that upwards of 4,000 union members are now in the midst of a work stoppage.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2025
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Although the company is actively adapting—expanding into energy storage, changing billing models, and tweaking its supply chain—investors continue to be concerned about the pace and effectiveness of these strategic adjustments.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Our graduates will now re-enter the market faster, prepared to hit the ground running and accelerate their careers.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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Starvation Much of Gaza has been reduced to a wasteland during more than 21 months of war and there are fears of accelerating starvation.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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In just eight years, Shenzhen became the first city to electrify 100 percent of its public buses—16,359, to be exact, as reported by Bloomberg.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Look, nobody is saying that the second season of Squid Game reached the same levels of electrifying suspense and horror as the first.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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FTZs have a long history dating back to a previous period of trade conflict, created during the Great Depression by Congress to encourage international trade and boost exports at time when the Smoot-Hawley tariffs were as high as 53%.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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The expansion would boost cargo-handling capacity by 50% and create jobs, the company said at a ground breaking ceremony Friday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Choose solutions that augment human intelligence—leveraging AI, behavioral science and automation to unlock capacity, not just cut costs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump%20up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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