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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
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who pushed to have the state’s film and TV tax credit program pumped up to $750 million last year, to kick start production and industry employment, has not yet spoken out on today’s big Tinseltown shifts.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Jones, 28, undoubtedly pumped up his stock the past year.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Negomir, meanwhile, has a tendency to get too pumped up at the start.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
That has pumped up revenue, including in the most recent quarter.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
So will numbers from its Azure cloud business, although the skeptics will say they are pumped up by Microsoft’s affiliation with AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Paigyn is possibly the Taylor Sheridan strawman to end all strawmen, like Piper Perabo’s Yellowstone character with all the annoying qualities pumped up to 100.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
What Meyer is really known for is his weekly sermon, delivered with a megaphone, getting the crowd pumped up and closing out with a final score prediction.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The hit near the Dolphins sideline pumped up several Miami defenders.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Jones, 28, undoubtedly pumped up his stock the past year.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Negomir, meanwhile, has a tendency to get too pumped up at the start.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
That has pumped up revenue, including in the most recent quarter.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
So will numbers from its Azure cloud business, although the skeptics will say they are pumped up by Microsoft’s affiliation with AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Paigyn is possibly the Taylor Sheridan strawman to end all strawmen, like Piper Perabo’s Yellowstone character with all the annoying qualities pumped up to 100.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
What Meyer is really known for is his weekly sermon, delivered with a megaphone, getting the crowd pumped up and closing out with a final score prediction.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The hit near the Dolphins sideline pumped up several Miami defenders.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped up
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The alleged abuse began when Romain was 14 years old and thrilled to be the only freshman member of the school’s varsity water polo team, the suit states.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gobert was among the most thrilled when news spread of Anderson’s return.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The spline structure inside the nuts, the non-fixed gripping posture, and interference from magnetic forces significantly increased assembly complexity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Church officials also said its security measures have been increased during the transitional period.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hays and Coogan are knowledgeable about the industry, and, perhaps more importantly, excited by it.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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In addition to online voting ahead of filming, Survivor put on a nationwide scavenger hunt to get its fans involved and excited for the 50th season.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2026
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Last year, lawmakers boosted the annual amount allocated to the state’s film and TV tax credit program and expanded the criteria for eligible projects in an attempt to lure production back to California.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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While China’s economy expanded by 5% last year, the country has entered a fourth year of deflation amid real estate slump, weak consumer confidence and local government debt stress.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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After each set of waves, the control room would repeat the test, only with the turbulence-dampening software turned on this time.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The women aren’t on board; Padilla’s character tries to be turned on, but the blood gets in the way (and having dragged himself over to her via toilet plumber doesn’t help).—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2026
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There were a handful of reasons, each accelerated by Micron, but not totally dependent on it, Starr said.—
Mark Dee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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But the problem has accelerated since the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruption of the labor market.—
Emily Naiser,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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All the Miami stars played and Messi, returning from injury, electrified the Chase Stadium crowd with a pair of goals in the span of 11 minutes to put Miami ahead late in the game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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The deal calls for 23 of the 40 buildings to become fully electrified.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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His earliest records were stark, spare and sad, seemingly solo even when augmented by another voice, string player, or percussionist.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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The president reacted quickly to the Supreme Court’s ruling against his International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs on Friday by imposing 10 percent universal baseline duties—a figure that was augmented to 15 percent over the weekend.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Feb. 2026
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