pumped up

past tense of pump up
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Recent Examples of pumped up The video should get fans pumped up for Monday’s game against the Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 In turn, xAI merged with SpaceX, with each company being pumped up in the media by the highly visible (and increasingly wealthier) Musk. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 That number never appeared in the budget, but legislators immediately pumped up spending. Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026 Azerbaijan, already oil-rich, discovered gas under the Caspian Sea in the 1990s and the petrodollars pumped up its coffers. Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 The company started its program in 2023 and has already pumped up that payout by another 57%. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped up
Verb
  • Hollywood is thrilled that her star is back in pristine condition for fans to enjoy forever.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In January, just days after the Bears’ magical 2025 dream run ended with a playoff loss, Poles was thrilled when Johnson slammed the back cover on that season and ordered everyone to start working for 2026.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The eastward shift increased the chances of hurricane-force wind gusts on Niihau and possibly Kauai, especially at higher elevations, the hurricane center warned.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The restrictions have increased pressure on Chinese companies to develop domestic alternatives across the semiconductor supply chain.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Lee said during the news conference introducing Luiz that the team’s medium-term projection excited him greatly.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Ndiaye in particular has excited fans and could be a shrewd addition.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • More Great Living Stories From Vogue The Vogue Runway app has expanded!
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The survey found that voters favored a generic Democratic candidate for Congress over a Republican 46% to 40%, but the Democratic advantage expanded to 11 points among those who definitely plan to vote.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On that fateful morning, Siby was awakened by a frantic phone call from a co-worker’s wife and turned on his TV to see the North Tower engulfed in flames.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • My favorite picture in the book finds a sensibly blue Subaru station wagon that has somehow turned on its side in the middle of the night.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The rocket’s second stage ignited a single Aquila engine and accelerated to orbital velocity—some 5 miles per second—about seven minutes into the flight.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This one felt livelier across the board, electrified by Antonelli’s youthful exuberance.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The rail line was electrified in 1908, and commuter trains operated until 1941.
    Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That will soon be augmented by the Silent Generation, which will pass on much of their $20 trillion to their boomer kids.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • SiriusXM launched a dedicated Dolly Parton Tribute Channel (105) built around her music and related artists and collaborators, augmented by listener recollections.
    Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Pumped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped%20up. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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