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pumped

  • past participle
    of pump.
    pump
    noun
    an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
  • past tense form
    of pump.
    pump
    noun
    an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.

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U.S. manufacturers in October pumped out the most goods — plastics, computers, electrical equipment and so forth — in five years as a growing economy and a revolution in artificial intelligence stoked demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“It is just some really jaw-dropping, astonishing amounts of money that some of these top donors have pumped into the 2026 midterms,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

He pumped his chest a few times, drawing cheers from the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Traders are growing increasingly worried about when the vast sums pumped into the sector will see returns, if any, while rising interest rates and bond yields are now calling companies' finances into question.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Mom is pacing in the front hallway like she’s been pumped with adrenaline.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman