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as in thrilled
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 increased
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 pumped up
But some gas stations have pumped up gas prices even higher.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
That night, my Jamaican father was beaming with pride, chest pumped up and his face filled with joy.
—Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
After the material is pumped up to the ship, the Metals Company releases it back into the ocean, creating large, muddy underwater plumes.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The brine could be pumped up, processed to remove lithium, and then returned to the subsurface.
—Leonardo MacElloni, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who pushed to have the state’s film and TV tax credit program pumped up to $750 million last year, to kick start production and industry employment, has not yet spoken out on today’s big Tinseltown shifts.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Jones, 28, undoubtedly pumped up his stock the past year.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Negomir, meanwhile, has a tendency to get too pumped up at the start.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
That has pumped up revenue, including in the most recent quarter.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
That night, my Jamaican father was beaming with pride, chest pumped up and his face filled with joy.
—Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
After the material is pumped up to the ship, the Metals Company releases it back into the ocean, creating large, muddy underwater plumes.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The brine could be pumped up, processed to remove lithium, and then returned to the subsurface.
—Leonardo MacElloni, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who pushed to have the state’s film and TV tax credit program pumped up to $750 million last year, to kick start production and industry employment, has not yet spoken out on today’s big Tinseltown shifts.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Jones, 28, undoubtedly pumped up his stock the past year.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Negomir, meanwhile, has a tendency to get too pumped up at the start.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
That has pumped up revenue, including in the most recent quarter.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped up
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Your mom will be thrilled with a call, a card, flowers, a meal, time with her family.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Parent Efrain Gotay was thrilled with the unexpected scholarship news.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Glas said many producers understandably believed that given the gap in IEEPA tariff rates between free-trade-agreement qualifying countries in the Western Hemisphere and those in Asia — which amounted by about 10 percentage points in most cases — sourcing from the Americas should have increased.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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European countries and Canada have increased defense spending and military recruitment efforts over the last year in response to Trump’s threats.—
Mark Carlson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Then, on Friday and Saturday, DeCosta would methodically attempt to upgrade his roster at numerous positions — with much of that energy geared toward enhancing star quarterback Lamar Jackson’s reality — a prospect that excited him as the three-day marathon approached.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Seth Kohlstaedt, who will live just a few minutes’ walk from the new stadium site, said he was excited by the initial word that the stadium would be in the Washington Square Park area and said the idea of revitalizing Crown Center was appealing.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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Turner expanded that purchase into Turner Broadcasting System, or TBS, which included Turner Network Television, or TNT, and the groundbreaking 24-hour news channel Cable News Network, or CNN, which launched its nonstop news coverage in 1980.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Neto expanded and was able to put a ball into right field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Instead, the results showed that, across the board, participants felt more irritated and unsettled when the infrasound was turned on, regardless of which kind of music was playing, and their cortisol levels increased significantly.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Within the first couple of years of Jassy at the helm, Prime Video had turned on the jets and was bringing in billions in ad revenue.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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And those efforts have only accelerated, especially since the debut of generative AI chatbots in 2022 and recent advances in agentic AI.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The three ports also have accelerated their alternative fuels bunkering capabilities over the past three years.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Adrenaline had electrified my nerves, and fear kept me vigilant.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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The expediency of their exchanges (back and forth over a couple of weeks) electrified the planet, especially the mounting viciousness of Lamar’s attack (ad hominem all the way).—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Queen Camilla augmented the blue color scheme of her attire with a Philip Treacy hat.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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Landeskog’s reputation as one of the great leaders in sports has only been further augmented this season.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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“Pumped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped%20up. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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