Calm
Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Pump up
Pump up verb - To cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of.
Both terms in one sentence
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In "The Man Who Killed Batman", the bartender remains calm as the place gets turned upside down by a brawl started when another hoodlum decides to pick a fight with Sid (who had supposedly killed Batman) to pump up his reputation.
Source: Super-Stoic Shopkeeper
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Pump up and Calm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/calm/pump_up
Calm & Pump up. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/calm/pump_up>.
Pump up or Calm. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/calm/pump_up.
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