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
Hayley Smithstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
One possibility is to use the tanks to store water for a pumped hydroelectric power facility.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
Ansley Gavlak, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Both contributions were pumped into the Illinois Future PAC, a political action committee run by Pritzker allies that supports Stratton.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
First, the pumped water will be cleaned with hydrogen peroxide, then pushed through filters to remove sediment such as dirt and sand, Cortez-Davis said.
—Hayley Smithstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
One possibility is to use the tanks to store water for a pumped hydroelectric power facility.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
Verb
Brookwood junior Collier Stanton extended his arm to the wall, glanced at the scoreboard and slapped the water as his older brother, Baylor, pumped his fist behind the block.
—Ansley Gavlak, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Both contributions were pumped into the Illinois Future PAC, a political action committee run by Pritzker allies that supports Stratton.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped
Adjective
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So, there are all sorts of fun details and influences here and everybody at Eintracht Frankfurt sounds incredibly excited about where the appointment may lead.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — during the halftime show, to a family excited to witness their son play in one of the biggest games of his career, here's a quick breakdown of those moments.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Several giant foam fingers bobbed above the crowd.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Tyla’s glam included bobbed hair and cornrows with bold makeup, featuring smokey eyes.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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And yet word of the clinic’s existence soon reached security officers, who vandalized it and interrogated the doctor who ran it.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Classmates applying for jobs that year and the next were interrogated about their commitments to Israel.—
Rabbi Jill Jacobs,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Once behind the panel, there should be a hose where the excess water can be drained from the outer drum.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Soil and Water When choosing a place in your yard for skeleton flower plants, select loamy, well-drained, yet moist soil that is rich in organic matter—think forest floor, not a sunny vegetable garden.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2026
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The White House did not return a request for comment Thursday night on why Trump, an avid sports fan, pardoned the players.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bell takes an avid interest in the history of cocktails, taking note of the context for why certain drinks have gone in and out of fashion throughout the decades.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tomlyn asked, to which Chloe shook her head no.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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And after Britain scored four stones to take the score to 10-5 in end seven, Estonia’s Marie Kaldvee and Lill Harri also called an end to their match and shook hands.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Our quantitative analysis examined millions of records from 2015 to 2022.—
Gidon Jakar,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the study, researchers examined health records from more than 800 people with an average age of 56 in five countries with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
5 Feb. 2026
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The evening Regal crowd was more enthusiastic than BAM’s afternoon set.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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If this sounds like the future, the El Paso incident is a reminder that the future has paperwork to contend with and that not everyone is enthusiastic.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Pumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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