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
The Escape is a 5-gallon jug fitted with a purifier inside and a pressurization pump up top (sort of like a beer keg).
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Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
That entire section unfolds with livewire energy, pumped up by Alan Myson’s driving techno score and by the shock of the assault.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
That figure is pumped up by assuming things that might never happen, according to a New York Times analysis of federal contracting data and interviews with people familiar with that contract who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to discuss it with members of the media.
—David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
In public, the Trumps pump up their projects, yet in private the first family appears to be dumping at least a portion of its holdings.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
That entire section unfolds with livewire energy, pumped up by Alan Myson’s driving techno score and by the shock of the assault.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
That figure is pumped up by assuming things that might never happen, according to a New York Times analysis of federal contracting data and interviews with people familiar with that contract who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to discuss it with members of the media.
—David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
In public, the Trumps pump up their projects, yet in private the first family appears to be dumping at least a portion of its holdings.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump up
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We were thrilled with the result, and more importantly the audience was thrilled with the result.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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The debut launch came in January, thrilling crowds that were gathered only 5 miles south of the site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The top reason students opt not to pursue higher education is cost, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board states, though having a degree can drastically increase earnings.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Investors were particularly excited by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's bullish comments on quantum computing last month.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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Sandy Brondello was excited just like all Liberty fans in Brooklyn.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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The plan laid out in Tuesday’s staff report proposed a ballot measure that would expand protections for thousands of acres of open space across Irvine.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
26 July 2025
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As of 2025, fiber internet is available to approximately 88.1 million U.S. households (56.5%), but access is expanding rapidly.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Our graduates will now re-enter the market faster, prepared to hit the ground running and accelerate their careers.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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Starvation Much of Gaza has been reduced to a wasteland during more than 21 months of war and there are fears of accelerating starvation.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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In just eight years, Shenzhen became the first city to electrify 100 percent of its public buses—16,359, to be exact, as reported by Bloomberg.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Look, nobody is saying that the second season of Squid Game reached the same levels of electrifying suspense and horror as the first.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Trump has argued that lower interest rates would boost growth and reduce borrowing costs.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
24 July 2025
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The intelligence chief cited emails from Obama officials and a five-year-old classified House report in hopes of undermining the intelligence community’s conclusion that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to boost Trump and denigrate Clinton.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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The Royals must win games and remain in the playoff mix in order to keep their current roster together — and perhaps even augment it.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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This is among the greatest strengths of AI—augmenting human capabilities.—
Hank Boughner,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump%20up. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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