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as in thrilled
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
the crowd was pumped up by the band's rocking performance
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as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
that pop diva is trying to pump up album sales with an extended publicity tour
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Recent Examples of pumped up
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
But some gas stations have pumped up gas prices even higher.
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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.
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Olivia Almagro,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
After the material is pumped up to the ship, the Metals Company releases it back into the ocean, creating large, muddy underwater plumes.
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Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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
After the material is pumped up to the ship, the Metals Company releases it back into the ocean, creating large, muddy underwater plumes.
—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped up
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Team England trained with Sporting Kansas City earlier on Thursday and Kane was thrilled to get some downtime to catch a baseball game.
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After a six-year closure (alongside the larger hotel closure), locals are thrilled to see that their beloved spot is back and better than ever (Fulk wisely left all that was magic alone and gave the space a light glow-up).
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Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
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The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
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Buyers Need To Believe The Future Getting the next buyer excited depends on who that buyer is.
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OutKick when asked what excited him about the job.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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Another officer, Linuel Joel, turned on the lights and sirens of his police Tahoe and attempted to get the vehicle to pull over.
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Tech companies have turned on the charm offensive in a bid to turn the tide.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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One of the officials told CNN that the Justice Department’s National Security Division was already preparing to look at some of the stories’ sources, but Trump’s stack accelerated the effort.
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The progressive candidate is also happy to be identified as a strong supporter of the Knicks, who have electrified the city by winning their first NBA title in a half century, an aide said.
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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.
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The report also published comments from employees who said Claude has augmented their work and left humans in the driver’s seat of selecting the direction for models to move.
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Relief will be yours in seconds, augmented by the fact that the ChillPill is selling at Best Buy for one of its lowest prices to date — but only until July 5.
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“Pumped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped%20up. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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