pumped up

verb

Definition of pumped upnext
past tense of pump up
1
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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2
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 Synonyms for pumped up
  1. thrilled
  2. increased
  3. excited
  4. expanded
  5. accelerated
  6. augmented
  7. raised
Verb
  • Parents of college students who are home for the holidays are thrilled.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That's new, and not everyone is thrilled about it.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of thrilled
Verb
  • However, operating expenses increased, with selling, general, and administrative costs rising 19%.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • While security measures at hospitals have increased following the shooting, experts warn that these efforts may be temporary unless significant changes are made.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of increased
Verb
  • Despite initial concerns around burnout and job displacement, most workers are excited by the prospects of incorporating generative AI into their roles, with 93% of banking employees eager to use it.
    David Parker, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • You must be excited your film is doing so well.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of excited
Verb
  • The ongoing Starbucks union workers' strike has now expanded to a dozen states, union representatives confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That has expanded to include a toy drive to collect items to give to children in foster care.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of expanded
Verb
  • The Ohio State University will be the home of this grant, which will emphasize graduate training through the university’s accelerated BS+MS, MS, and PhD programs.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But for the last 15 years, the Marketplace has been struggling to keep tenants, a phenomenon that has accelerated within the last five years.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • Kinship and hierarchy were replaced or augmented by coöperative relationships that individuals entered into voluntarily—covenants, promises, and the economically essential contracts.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The ample cabinet space in the kitchen is augmented by a large pantry.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of augmented
Verb
  • Listen to this article Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ethics concerns about a potential conflict of interest, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Storks, raised in Rossiten, Prussia would have propaganda leaflets affixed to their legs.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of raised
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