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                    as in to increase
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make greater in size, amount, or number                                       
              
                             a promotion that boosted the number of interested customers milling about the showroom                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to enhance
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make markedly greater in measure or degree                                       
              
                             recommended eating foods that boost the body's immunity to disease                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to lift
                                                
              
          
                                                      to move from a lower to a higher place or position                                       
              
                             boosted the box onto the top shelf                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to promote
                                                
              
          
                                                      to provide publicity for                                       
              
                             boosted the singer's latest release with a round of appearances on all the talk and entertainment shows                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in to steal
                                      slang 
                                  
              
          
                                                      to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep                                       
              
                             the woman was nabbed trying to boost a couple of bottles of perfume                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in support
                                                
              
          
                                                      an act or instance of helping                                       
              
                             she always liked to give struggling families in the neighborhood a boost                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in increase
                                                
              
          
                                                      something added (as by growth)                                       
              
                             a sudden boost in sales                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in incentive
                                                
              
          
                                                      something that arouses action or activity                                       
              
                             according to the President, a tax cut is just the boost that the economy needs                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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