pump-fake

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump-fake
Verb
  • These treatments aim to create a renewable source of beta cells or to help maintain existing beta cells by shielding them from the immune system or enabling them to evade it.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • While stealth jets have various tricks to evade traditional radars with some success, the quantum radars might prove to be a game changer in the long run.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Spanberger never responded to Earle-Sears’ taunts and dodged when moderators pressed her about whether Jones should drop out.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
  • During the shooting, victims and witnesses rushed to the nearby establishments to dodge the gunfire, authorities said.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Analysts point to how the restrictions have held, despite high-level pushback by other prominent clerics, and multiple attempts on the ground to sidestep the rules.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ahead of his disastrous cabinet announcement last Sunday, Lecornu had already waved off using this power to sidestep the French parliament again.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Pump-fake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump-fake. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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