1
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
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.
—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
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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But all that intensity and power unappreciated by that Belle Epoque audience now thrills us to our core.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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With their songs, colors, and variety, birds enrich our lives … and recent studies show that their immediate presence actually increases our well-being and happiness and can even prolong our lives!—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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This increases your sensitivity to dietary cholesterol, which is found in eggs.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 2026
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What excites him most about Sunday is experiencing the city in a new way.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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But what excites you about doing the 50-km distance race?—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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This year, the event expands to Denton for the first time, with an immersive exhibition of artworks projected across the outdoor spaces of Quakertown Park.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Stay true to your roots and keep that handle intact even as your remit expands to podcasting and socializing.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Mar. 2026
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The star of Maggie Gyllenhaal's bold, new take on the Bride of Frankenstein electrifies in EW's cover story photoshoot.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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Seyfried’s performance elevates, even electrifies, the film, as does the decision to replicate Shaker worship through song and movement numbers, all of which are choreographed and performed to a spellbinding extent.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In addition to this, utilizing these existing tunnels and shafts significantly slashes construction costs and accelerates deployment timelines.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The use of boats allows fishermen to reach larger areas, but that can come with extra costs and pollution that that accelerates warming.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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While on the show, Esparza found the time for memorable turns on BoJack Horseman, Hannibal, and Dopesick, and has also made a cameo on SVU’s spinoff, Organized Crime.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Tone turns on a dime, the acting broad one minute, somber the next.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Increasing plant foods at meals naturally boosts intake of fiber, vitamins and minerals.—
LeeAnn Weintraub,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Ursa Major highlighted that the H13 also boosts overall reliability and operational flexibility while slashing production lead times.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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