pump-faked

verb

past tense of pump-fake
as in stutter-stepped

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  1. evaded
  2. sidestepped
  3. dodged
Verb
  • DigitalMint said Martino evaded the company’s internal safeguards that attempt to prevent fraud.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • American pressing — the type that previously won the ball against the likes of Paraguay and Bosnia — was easily evaded.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of evaded
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  • The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average sidestepped some of the market turmoil, thanks in part to UnitedHealth’s post-earnings gain.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • As for Reflect Orbital, the company’s Eärendil-1 has for now sidestepped the concerns of its critics and could launch later this year.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026
Definition of sidestepped
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  • Rhodes fought out of it and dodged a running boot from Gunther.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • But Hawaii has largely dodged the insurance crisis that has engulfed the mainland, with premiums near the national average and a 2% decrease projected this year by Insurify.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of dodged
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“Pump-faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump-faked. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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