pump-faked

past tense of pump-fake

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Verb
  • California Highway Patrol arrested a Sacramento man who police say evaded arrest and stole a patrol car, the Sacramento Police Department announced Friday afternoon.
    Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • For years, Heuermann evaded law enforcement despite the discovery of four of the victims' remains in 2010.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The official sidestepped a question about whether Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has personally signed off on the current agreement.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • Bankman-Fried’s petition follows the Justice Department process for leniency used by thousands of people every year — a system Trump has often sidestepped in his second term.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Overall, Vance defended the administration’s record and dodged several of the co-hosts’ critiques.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
  • White House communications director Steven Cheung dodged a question about Hokit’s comments at the fight, pivoting to praising the fighter.
    Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
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“Pump-faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump-faked. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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