pumped up

past tense of pump up
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Recent Examples of pumped up The company started its program in 2023 and has already pumped up that payout by another 57%. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Guy, whose fastball has reached 91 mph and sits in the high 80s, was pumped up to pitch as the raucous, standing-room only crowd electrified the ballpark’s atmosphere. Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 18 June 2026 Micheál was pumped up sitting next to Daniel and Neeson at a Knicks game against the Miami Heat in 2014. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 Scientists who studied the second plume, the one created from sediment pumped up to the ship, found that the mud particles could starve tiny zooplankton, potentially creating a chain of consequences throughout the marine food web. Harry Stevens, New York Times, 3 June 2026 The scale has certainly been pumped up, with an obviously bigger budget, spectacular action sequences and a significant portion projected in full IMAX-level proportions. Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026 To that, the verbose CEO pumped up HBO and streamer HBO Max as the real crown jewels in the WBD empire. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 May 2026 But some gas stations have pumped up gas prices even higher. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 That night, my Jamaican father was beaming with pride, chest pumped up and his face filled with joy. Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped up
Verb
  • Gwen Martin and her two friends were thrilled to see El-Sayed, who has the UAW endorsement.
    Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the question and epidemiological link that researchers at the University of California, San Diego wanted to answer, and they were thrilled when an NIH administrator approved a study in San Diego and Tijuana.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Russian forces have increased the number of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, likely as part of a push to exploit Kyiv’s shortage of ballistic missile interceptors.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • China increased its output by more than 34 terawatt-hours, which means that without China, global nuclear generation would have declined.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Twins players were excited before Friday’s game about the addition of Minter, who’s expected to join the team on Saturday.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The experience left everybody on the field excited about what could be possible this season for the Rams.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Beijing in recent years has rapidly expanded mandates for schools in ethnic minority regions to adopt primarily Chinese-language education, starting from kindergarten.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Broadcom expanded a multiyear partnership with Meta Platforms earlier this year to develop successive generations of custom AI accelerator chips, supporting the Instagram and WhatsApp parent's growing AI infrastructure.
    Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On Saturday night, Randy Orton returned to cost Cody Rhodes a chance at the title, Nikki and Brie Bella turned on Paige and Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Whether those records can be turned on an outbreak is a question people have already answered.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Japan launched a strategy in 1992 to win the World Cup within 100 years, a timeline that would surely be accelerated without Europe, which has stood in their way in three of their five knockout matches.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Consumer spending accelerated over the first quarter, and private investment was positive.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Largely missing from the public discussion is the opportunity to catalyze a broader shift to alternative fuels across sectors that can’t be electrified easily.
    Justin Worland, Time, 31 July 2026
  • At one point the Gironde blaze created a black thundercloud, electrified and lit from within, that generated lightning, violent winds and new fires beyond the original front.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • It’s been a banner year for Dean, who kicked it off by winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in February and it’s been augmented by her making history.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This involves a dual-camera setup capturing practical footage for the side walls, augmented by CGI.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Pumped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped%20up. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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