pumped up

past tense of pump up
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Example Sentences

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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
  • And, of course, we are thrilled to have the sensational Darlene Love join us as our Honorary Chair.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And he was thrilled when his hometown Bills drafted one of his biggest fans at UConn, wide receiver Skyler Bell, a former hockey player.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Tensions have surged in the West Bank, and extremist Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians have increased exponentially, emboldened by right-wing, ultra-nationalist politicians in Israel's government.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.
    Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If Linde's earnings are growing this robustly while revenue barely grew, investors should be excited by the prospect of revenue acceleration over the next few years.
    Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Quinn has been coaching for 33 years — this is his ninth as an NFL head coach — and he’s always been excited by the weight of expectation.
    Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • What’s impressive is that the movie expanded its audience beyond the Milla Jovovich movies.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Haat has since expanded its services to allow users also to pay utility and phone bills with cash.
    Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Reyes got back into his car, turned on police sirens from his personal vehicle and drove off.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • At that point, the reporter said, Hudson materialized, saw them, and turned on her heels and left.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Indonesia has been drawing visitors for decades, a trend that accelerated when Adrian Zecha built Aman resorts here in 1989 and 1992.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In a 2021 flight, a HAWC vehicle was released from an aircraft, its booster accelerated it, and a scramjet then took over and drove it beyond Mach 5.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 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
  • There is also ample storage, augmented by a big walk-in pantry.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The creatorAPI platform, which launched Tuesday, points to a social-media future in which content created or augmented with AI is increasingly common.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Pumped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped%20up. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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