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as in thrills
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 increases
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 pumps up
An available $14,600 titanium exhaust system from the supplier Akrapovič pumps up the volume.
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Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
The Wild and Stars were the next-best teams in the West, and Minnesota took out Dallas in the first round — because the NHL (still) has a (ridiculous) playoff system that pumps up division winners instead of the actual best teams.
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John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
Trashie has fully acquired Savvy Search AI, a discovery and recommendation search engine, as the recycling and rewards startup pumps up personalization across its platform.
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Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
The arena announcer further pumps up the audience.
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Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
This version of tomato salad pumps up flavorful heirloom tomatoes with strips of sweet roasted bell pepper and crunchy roasted black-eyed peas, which are the perfect little Southern croutons.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2025
Philips wireless earbuds are ultra-compact earbuds with a dynamic bass option that pumps up the sound even when listening at a lower volume.
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
The divine-smelling duo pumps up thin strands like any volumizing formula, but then uses botanical extracts (pea sprout) and Capixyl (made from a biomimetic peptide and red clover extract) to improve scalp health.
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Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
The Wild and Stars were the next-best teams in the West, and Minnesota took out Dallas in the first round — because the NHL (still) has a (ridiculous) playoff system that pumps up division winners instead of the actual best teams.
—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
Trashie has fully acquired Savvy Search AI, a discovery and recommendation search engine, as the recycling and rewards startup pumps up personalization across its platform.
—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
The arena announcer further pumps up the audience.
—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
This version of tomato salad pumps up flavorful heirloom tomatoes with strips of sweet roasted bell pepper and crunchy roasted black-eyed peas, which are the perfect little Southern croutons.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2025
Philips wireless earbuds are ultra-compact earbuds with a dynamic bass option that pumps up the sound even when listening at a lower volume.
—
Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
The divine-smelling duo pumps up thin strands like any volumizing formula, but then uses botanical extracts (pea sprout) and Capixyl (made from a biomimetic peptide and red clover extract) to improve scalp health.
—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumps up
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Her strict economy, honed by her early years of writing and endlessly revising (under the exacting eye of Allene Talmey) tight captions for Vogue, thrills the editor in me.
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The idea unnerves critics but thrills its architects.
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That increases borrowing costs across the wider economy, including people’s mortgage rates.
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People taking diuretics, beta-blockers or any transdermal medication patches should check with a doctor first since heat significantly increases drug absorption through the skin.
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But what excites me is that the entire world, the entire nation, is behind us.
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The film delivers the kind of ambitious, high-concept storytelling that excites audiences while remaining grounded in compelling human emotion.
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The speaker lineup also reflects just how far the festival expands of beyond traditional advertising.
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Human spaceflight often expands beyond purely technical or scientific endeavors into ones of national pride and importance.
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What starts as one state utility trying to see its own network more clearly could end up as part of the blueprint for how the developing world electrifies its future.
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This transit electrifies creativity, romance, pleasure and self-expression.
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Pipeline growth often accelerates for organizations that invest in content designed to genuinely help buyers evaluate challenges and make informed decisions.
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Shares have jumped 80% in the year to date as an ongoing memory supply crunch accelerates the adoption of lithography equipment for the production of semiconductors required to power the AI revolution.
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These priority zones focus on pedestrian traffic by installing crosswalks at all intersections, banning right turns on red lights, increasing crossing time, shading sidewalks, lowering speed limits and reducing driving lane widths.
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After a few turns on the Superstar, Sp5der and Adidas are now looking to combine the retro aesthetics of soccer and running on a brand-new silhouette.
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The Cleveland Clinic says drinking lemon water in the morning boosts your vitamin C and antioxidant intake.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics says recess is an important part of the school day for children and boosts learning.
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