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 Mac mini has a more compact footprint than ever, while pumping up the power.
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PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
Major League Baseball has been backing the initiative, as well, pumping up the exhibition games that could someday be played in a host of minor and even major league parks.
—Sam Brock, NBC news, 29 June 2025
Keeping them pumped up, everybody executing, and keeping Connor aware of what are goals were and what our expectations were on the restarts.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Anything that's mined will be pumped up a pipe to a ship which is waiting on the surface.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 June 2025
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PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
Major League Baseball has been backing the initiative, as well, pumping up the exhibition games that could someday be played in a host of minor and even major league parks.
—Sam Brock, NBC news, 29 June 2025
Keeping them pumped up, everybody executing, and keeping Connor aware of what are goals were and what our expectations were on the restarts.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Anything that's mined will be pumped up a pipe to a ship which is waiting on the surface.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pump up
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Supporters have been thrilled to recount last season as the greatest in history, and for good reason.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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On July 28, the Vega that thrilled the world in 1932 returned to public view at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 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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David Swartz, analyst with Morningstar who monitors Kohl’s, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY network, that Kohl’s share price has been steadily increasing in recent months.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
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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As for Nowak’s question about the possibility of AWS’ growth rate accelerating in the back half of the year, Jassy wouldn’t directly answer it but stressed his optimism, in part stemming from AWS customers starting to deploy more AI products at scale that should continue to ramp in coming quarters.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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This substantial increase in funding is intended to support the administration's efforts to accelerate deportations in pursuit of fulfilling President Trump's goal of removing one million individuals within a year.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Harris electrified the Democratic Party base in August when delegates selected her as the party’s nominee — and the first woman of color nominated to lead a major political party in U.S. history.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025
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This shows how trucks and tractor-trailers are the most quickly growing segment, while the latter category is maturing as municipal governments fully electrify their electric bus fleets and coach sales fall.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
30 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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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 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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