vamped

past tense of vamp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamped
Verb
  • As the episode teased, 12 new boys are set to make their Love Island USA debut on Monday, June 22, continuing the high-stakes week full of fresh connections, messy romances and shocking twists.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • This was first teased during an animation segment at CinemaCon, then apparently teased again at Annecy today in the Warner reel.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Then someone razzed Michael Soroka, the right-handed pitcher from Calgary, and everyone laughed.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In Philly, where Moyer arrived as a 43-year-old, his teammates razzed him constantly.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • These slip-on sneakers get a leg up (pun intended) for their ribbed, chunky lug soles.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Both Nanjiani’s castmates, and Davies and Horne, ribbed him as a famous Hollywood interloper on their little show, and that label stuck in a way that seemed to limit his gameplay and constrain the show’s own sense of humor.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The most recent season also revealed that Wilson flirted with Miller throughout the summer, raising her hopes for a possible reconciliation, only to hook up with her best friend months later.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • So was the back-and-forth between the Norwegian golfer and Scheffler, who briefly flirted with a 59 on Friday.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Four years later — after the Broncos had toyed unsuccessfully with finding his replacement — Morton teamed with a new coach, his former Cowboys teammate Dan Reeves.
    Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
  • Four years later — and after the Broncos had toyed unsuccessfully with finding his replacement — Morton teamed with a new coach, his former Cowboys teammate Dan Reeves.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • The event was hosted by Freedom 250, the group working with the administration to put on anniversary events.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Meek lives with her dad, Smooch (Will Cobbs), a former Black Panther who now runs a roller rink, and her not-to-be-trifled-with grandma, Puddin (Lizan Mitchell).
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Vamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamped. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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