pump-faked

past tense of pump-fake

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Verb
  • On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Russia intercepts most Ukrainian long-range drones but some have evaded Russian air defenses.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Ocasio-Cortez notably sidestepped Platner’s candidacy in Maine even as other progressives defended him from the controversy surrounding his infidelity and old social media posts.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • The Booksmart actress sidestepped questions about the PDA pictures in a June 2025 interview with Vanity Fair.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Newsom's counter proposal calls for a federal minimum tax rate on Americans worth more than $100 million, rather than a state level one-time 5% wealth tax that the governor argues could be dodged by billionaires who could leave the state for another.
    Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • Canada thus dodged a tougher opponent and a hostile environment.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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“Pump-faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump-faked. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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