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verb

past tense of pump

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Recent Examples of pumped
Adjective
In this episode, Howser gawps at installation art, gets very pumped for VHS or Beta, marvels at golf carts. Vulture, 17 Apr. 2022 After last week’s vote, advisers said, Mr. Biden seemed more pumped up for the challenge. Peter Baker, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2022
Verb
Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotel chain, pumped more than $300 million of his own money into his successful 2018 and 2022 campaigns, rendering moot the rules on contribution caps. Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024 Far more capital will be pumped into the humanoids given the thousands of repetitive and dangerous human tasks that could be made significantly easier with robots being incorporated into factory lines, warehouses and kitchens, Jonas wrote in a September note to clients. Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pumped
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped
Adjective
  • Bobby and Connie’s first steps into official coupledom, however, puts a satisfying capper on their reunion arc this season, and leaves me very excited for where these two go next.
    Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
  • During the quarter-mile hike, one of the young participants was excited to find a salamander underneath a log.
    Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At Mani's school, the boys who shared the photos had their names shielded and were pulled out of class individually to be interrogated, but victims like Mani had no privacy whatsoever.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In 2018, the Public Employment Relations Board found that a Southern California school district violated state law when a union steward was interrogated about whether employees had complained to her.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Booth is an avid donor to both KU and the University of Chicago and previously donated $50 million to KU football in 2017.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Brown was an avid fitness enthusiast and amateur body builder who regularly worked out at Anytime Fitness in Forest Lake, Glader said.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Richard Arnold, the chief executive whose departure had already been announced, went round the room and shook everyone’s hand, expressing his belief the future at United would be bright.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The camera then cut to Johansson, who shook her head while grimacing.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Investigators also examined two exemplar helicopters, according to the statement.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • To analyze which nation might blink first, CNN examined China’s largest imports from the United States — soybeans — to see if and how that demand could be met elsewhere, what US farmers stand to lose and more.
    Rosa de Acosta, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Jeremiah is not enthusiastic about his summer internship with his dad’s company, and the last thing his dad wants to talk about is the wedding.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Diamandis was enthusiastic about the injection, but hardly impartial; the treatment was about to be trialled on two hundred Fountain Life patients, including him.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His worth as a franchise QB has been questioned since the Cardinals took him with the first pick of the 2019 draft.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Some players questioned Steichen’s decision making, and the direction of the franchise.
    Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s created a new market opportunity for brands eager to peddle protein-forward products to this growing demographic.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • After the first four episodes of the show’s new installment were released on Wednesday, Aug. 6, fans were eager to see the singer, 39, in her guest starring role.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Pumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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