as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
the whole city's so pumped for this championship that it's unbelievable
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as in bobbed
to make short up-and-down movements
the thighs of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line
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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool
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as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
pumped water from the well
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Recent Examples of pumped
Vulture, 17 Apr. 2022
After last week’s vote, advisers said, Mr. Biden seemed more pumped up for the challenge.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2022
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Alexander-Walker caught the pass, pumped, took a side dribble and fired.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
In this episode, Howser gawps at installation art, gets very pumped for VHS or Beta, marvels at golf carts.
—Vulture, 17 Apr. 2022
After last week’s vote, advisers said, Mr. Biden seemed more pumped up for the challenge.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2022
Verb
You're pumped to learn from mistakes and bounce back stronger.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Alexander-Walker caught the pass, pumped, took a side dribble and fired.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped
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Advertisement Prospective renters shouldn’t get too excited, however.Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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And, in fact, the American consumer today, as well as corporate America, is quite excited about what the Trump administration is talking about, and the business environment is very positive.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Being interrogated by Shire cultivated their mother-daughter dynamic on set, Walter says.Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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He was placed under surveillance, interrogated without a lawyer and accused of providing state secrets to the FBI.Matthew Lee, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
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Beyond the yacht’s elegant exterior (which was designed in-house), the yacht is an avid adventurer.Katia Damborsky, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter An avid thrifter struck fashion gold during a lunchtime visit to a thrift store, spending 10 euros ($10) on a mohair sweater that turned out to be worth hundreds.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The quarterback shook off a left leg injury late in the second quarter to throw for 213 yards and one touchdown on 21-of-30 passing.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The air was filled with the shrieks of men in agony, the crackle of machine gun fire, and the thunderous explosions that shook the ground.Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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The researchers examined twelve ancient pottery fragments from the Shangshan site, dating back to 10,000-9000 BP in the Neolithic period.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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Both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have been increasingly eager to improve relations with the United States through the pro-Israel and Jewish communities.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Airlines, especially, have been eager to point fingers at short staffing in control towers as a major cause of delays, especially during peak travel seasons.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Some students on the campus questioned the university policy.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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During the latter inferno, which destroyed 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu, the school’s policy was questioned and criticized.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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While most of the 860-plus comments were congratulatory, many were predictably less enthusiastic.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nobody has been more enthusiastic than Bella Hadid.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Pumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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