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as in interrogates
to put a series of questions to
prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool
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as in drains
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
pumped water from the well
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Recent Examples of pumps
Taylor attended the Schiaparelli spring 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Monday in towering platform pumps custom-made for her for the event.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Worcester pumps about $6 million a year into snow removal.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The plant pumps water out of the bladder in order to create negative pressure.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Iran, which pumps 3 million-4 million barrels per day, has seen protests spread nationwide amid an economic crisis.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
The acidity of the juice will hinder the activity of polyphenol oxidase, which pumps the brakes on browning.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
In a savvy environmental move, the resort pumps in cold seawater to feed the air-conditioning system and for use at the spa.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Kate wore a festive red Alexander McQueen coat dress with a burgundy Jane Taylor headband and Gianvito Rossi pumps.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
If Oracle pumps the breaks on spending, competitors could follow suit and see their stocks climb, Cramer said.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Worcester pumps about $6 million a year into snow removal.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The plant pumps water out of the bladder in order to create negative pressure.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Iran, which pumps 3 million-4 million barrels per day, has seen protests spread nationwide amid an economic crisis.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
The acidity of the juice will hinder the activity of polyphenol oxidase, which pumps the brakes on browning.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
In a savvy environmental move, the resort pumps in cold seawater to feed the air-conditioning system and for use at the spa.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Kate wore a festive red Alexander McQueen coat dress with a burgundy Jane Taylor headband and Gianvito Rossi pumps.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
If Oracle pumps the breaks on spending, competitors could follow suit and see their stocks climb, Cramer said.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumps
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Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them.—
Eliza Berman,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
27 Aug. 2025
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While on a date, Tess inadvertently stumbles into one of Alex’s sets — which spikily interrogates why their romance fell apart.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
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There has been much discussion about whether the genre glamorizes or interrogates female pain, or a little of both, or whether books by and about women with feelings that are important enough to be written about needs a label at all.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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This structural and compounding loss heightened by sidelining Black women’s leaders drains institutions of current productivity and future leadership pipelines.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Fill the pot with loose, slightly acidic soil that drains quickly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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White Lotus fans are used to seeing Patrick Schwarzenegger reveling in a luxurious island vacation at Thailand’s Four Seasons Koh Samui, with protein shakes in hand, of course.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nix shakes hands with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen at the end of Saturday's game.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
18 Jan. 2026
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The document is above; a full Associated Press report examines the changes and includes reaction from experts.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Le Guin examines unchecked power, eugenics, and the ethics of governance in this inventive and consistently surprising novel, which explores the limits of trying to manifest a better world.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Constantly landing on jokes — like in its portrayal of Lockjaw and his efforts to become a member of the Christmas Adventurers Club, a powerful white-supremacists faction — siphons a sense of urgency from the film’s sketches of American unrest and white male violence.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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The filing comes days after Spotify was accused in another class action lawsuit of permitting massive amounts of streaming fraud on its platform, which siphons royalties from artists whose numbers aren’t artificially inflated.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The video suddenly jerks away as the vehicle starts to move and shots can be heard.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Naim questions why Ryan acts so distant in school.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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The letter also questions a memorandum sent to the schools by the Idaho Board of Education just before the law took effect, explaining the new law to the universities.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Pumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumps. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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