pumped-up
Example Sentences
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A pumped-up synth-rock number with some Huey Lewis in it, Diamond’s final Hot 100 entry was addressed to his four children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
A pumped-up Sabalenka roared back and reeled off five games in a row for 5-2 to stand on the cusp of another final.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Cast member James Austin Johnson, now in his fifth season, reprised his Trump impression during the cold open of Saturday’s live broadcast by interrupting Colin Jost’s pumped-up version of Pete Hegseth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist was reeling in the third as his pumped-up opponent whipped in a left hook and Joshua appeared to touch the floor with his glove.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024
The poetry commonly produced does not bubble up as a spring, but is simply pumped up; and pumped-up poetry is not worth reading.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
