as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
rah-rah boosters for the sports team will be attending the game and carrying large signs
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Recent Examples of booster
Photographers were able to witness the SLS side boosters separate from its core stage shortly after the launch of Artemis 2.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell, chairman of the school’s board of regents, had a social media joust with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark over a Red Raiders football game that will likely move to Friday night during the upcoming season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
This was followed by separation of the solid rocket boosters, and then the core stage separation from the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) at eight minutes and 15 seconds.
—David Szondy
april 01, New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2026
The Space Launch System is more powerful than the Saturn V rocket
NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket stands 322 feet (98 meters), shorter than the Apollo program’s Saturn V rocket but more powerful at liftoff thanks to a pair of strap-on boosters.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell, chairman of the school’s board of regents, had a social media joust with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark over a Red Raiders football game that will likely move to Friday night during the upcoming season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
This was followed by separation of the solid rocket boosters, and then the core stage separation from the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) at eight minutes and 15 seconds.
—David Szondy
april 01, New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2026
The Space Launch System is more powerful than the Saturn V rocket
NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket stands 322 feet (98 meters), shorter than the Apollo program’s Saturn V rocket but more powerful at liftoff thanks to a pair of strap-on boosters.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booster
Noun
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Known in research circles as authoritarian parenting, this style certainly has its proponents.—
Kelley King Heyworth,
Parents,
5 Apr. 2026
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But for Project Plowshare’s biggest proponents, atomic excavation remained a worthwhile goal.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Both Turkish fans described a warm welcome from Kosovo supporters in the capital city.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Our financial supporters are not involved in any decisions about our journalism.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
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As the work stoppage dragged on, bar advocates and state legislators continued to point fingers at one another.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Health advocates and community leaders came together to create the group in response the county experiencing a nearly $50 million decrease in funding for services and its health workforce.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Among the most powerful exponents of this view are billionaires Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen; both venture capitalists have their own investments in the nuclear energy sector and are influential Trump supporters.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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As live performances became a more important source of revenue for artists and promoters, these factors contributed to a sustained rise in ticket costs, widening the gap between general consumer prices and the cost of attending major concerts.—
byDoug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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And so, Mitski’s team left it to concert promoter Goldenvoice to coordinate, getting in touch with Hollywood High School principal Samual Dovlatian.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Booster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booster. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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