trump up

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Recent Examples of trump up Activist groups say the charges against him were trumped up. Gabe Levin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025 Yes, his relationship with alcohol seems to be not great and complicated, but these charges still seem trumped up to me. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 June 2025 In their response, Petrova’s attorneys accused the government of trumping up criminal charges in a bid to prevent her bail and motions from being heard in federal court. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 28 May 2025 And, while the charges were most likely trumped up, the city’s leaders were correct about one thing: Young people are highly suggestible. Patricia Schultheis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025 The work was banned by the Malian Ministry of Culture and Cissé was arrested and jailed on trumped up charges of accepting French funding. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 Human rights groups and some Western countries have accused Iran of trying to win concessions from other nations through arrests on security charges that may have been trumped up. Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025 The Pennsylvania native was sentenced to 14 years on a drug smuggling charge that his family has said was trumped up, and the U.S. had called for his humanitarian release. Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025 In the stage show, set in Argentina in 1983, political prisoner Valentín Arregui is transferred to a cell already occupied by Luis Molina, a gay window dresser convicted on trumped up charges of public indecency. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trump up
Verb
  • In Season 3, Pink Guard No-eul devises a plan to rescue Gyeong-seok (Player 246) and get him safely off the island.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Under the system of graft O’Connor devised, out-of-town crooks checked in with an underworld go-between, who would collect their name, address and a cash bribe.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
  • The 430-piece set constructs two cherry blossom branches that can be displayed individually or combined with other sets for a larger bloom.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Renato Paiva concocted a bold scheme that saw his Botafogo defend in an aggressively high line and limit PSG’s space.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • To keep pace, Hans Zimmer has concocted a visceral new growl that rattles our seats.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The brand that invented the nap dress is offering a sweet discount for the 4th: 20% off select styles, including many that are already on sale.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 July 2025
  • Despite the wheel’s immeasurable impact, no one is certain as to who invented it, or when and where it was first conceived.
    Kai James, JSTOR Daily, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • At the time, PR mavens Max Rosey and Mortimer Matz thought a hot dog eating competition would drum up some publicity for Nathan’s.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
  • In addition to her editing responsibilities, Wintour also supported significant initiatives to drum up retail sales, spearheading Fashion’s Night Out, which got off to a rousing start in 2009 but then ran out of steam by 2013.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 June 2025

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“Trump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trump%20up. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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