1
as in to thrill
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
the crowd was pumped up by the band's rocking performance
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2
as in to increase
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 pump up
City rarely make statement signings in January — their last one was Aymeric Laporte in 2018 — and this should get everyone at the club pumped up for the second half of the campaign.
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Elias Burke, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
More Football: Quinn Ewers Declares For NFL Draft: 5 Teams That Could Select Texas Quarterback
Later that year, while the Huskers were trailing Ohio State 20-6 in a game, Burkhead pumped up his teammates by mentioning his new friend.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
On a typical day, more water is pumped up from the pipeline to refill the tanks, offsetting each shower or glass of water.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
As the rest of the Broncos headed to the bench, Stanley continued to pump up the crowd.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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Elias Burke, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
More Football: Quinn Ewers Declares For NFL Draft: 5 Teams That Could Select Texas Quarterback
Later that year, while the Huskers were trailing Ohio State 20-6 in a game, Burkhead pumped up his teammates by mentioning his new friend.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
On a typical day, more water is pumped up from the pipeline to refill the tanks, offsetting each shower or glass of water.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
As the rest of the Broncos headed to the bench, Stanley continued to pump up the crowd.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump up
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Social scientists studying criminal rehabilitation were thrilled that addict prisoners could be transferred out of overcrowded prisons.—
TIME,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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While Castillo was thrilling the crowd with his shots from 3-point range, Gaidukevicius delivered three bring-the-house-down dunks.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Finally, keep in mind that eating more beans is hardly the only way to increase your fiber tolerance.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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Through the observations of the Tyrer children and interviews with CTE experts and a doctor treating Tyrer in his final days, among many others, Allen illuminated Tyrer’s affliction and substantially advanced the increasing view that CTE was at play.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The sci-fi fantasy setting provided an opportunity for technical elements that excited cast and crew members alike.—
Noah Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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One development that might excite investors would be a decision to split Eli Lilly stock.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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Immigrant advocates have pushed to shore up those protections with a federal bill that would expand visa eligibility for workers cooperating with regulators to expose labor violations, so far without success.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Look, $100 million on initiatives like expanding atheism in Nepal.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The demonstration was organized by the service workers' union ver.di, with participants marching through the streets around 10:30 a.m. when the suspect's vehicle overtook a police escort, accelerated, and struck the crowd from behind, police said.—
Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The investment helps to accelerate Mikuni’s goal of expanding to 50 locations by its 50th anniversary, Arai said in a news release announcing the deal.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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In December, Nabors and e2 announced a partnership to develop products to electrify oil fields that rely on diesel generators.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Union Station geothermal project is part of New Haven’s ambitious plans to electrify all municipal buildings and buses by the end of 2030.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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If implemented, the measures would boost the automaker's raw material costs and likely hurt sales demand.—
Nora Eckert and Nathan Gomes,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, those two recommendations affirmed CTU’s position that despite claims to the contrary, the district has the revenue to boost salaries and staffing as the union proposed, union officials said at a Wednesday news conference.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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On the water, drone boats and robo-subs are augmenting the firepower of more traditional, more expensive ships.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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The mid-2010s Instagram vibe is augmented by the floods of emoji or comments that crowd the screen as Belle and Milla drink in the attention or shrink from criticism.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump%20up. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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