revved-up

Example Sentences

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Opening for Ms. Parton at a festival in New Jersey, Stewart played a revved-up version of a Hank Williams tune that unsettled the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

That’s what happens when activating an organism’s innate or built-in immunity can result in a later revved-up response to a new immune challenge.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

“As a piece of purely mechanical, revved-up entertainment, ‘Gran Turismo’ really does work,” writes film critic Katie Walsh for Tribune News Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2023

Down in the "Culture Courtyard", crowds were shuffling to a grimy funk track which morphed into revved-up disco then deep house.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023

The gospel phrasings and cadences that so influenced his early work were evident on “Border Song” and “Take Me To The Pilot,” and even the straightforward radio staple “Levon” got a come-to-meeting revved-up ending.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2022