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
Two critical lessons include the importance of integrating them into a larger professional learning strategy and viewing them as part of a continuum of educator career development strategies.
Micro-credentials are more than just a resume booster for educators.
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Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Shahed’s route (its waypoints in latitude, longitude and altitude) is uploaded before a booster rocket fires it into the sky.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
The Axiom 4 Mission was previously delayed on June 11 after a propellant leak was discovered in the booster of the SpaceX rocket designated to launch the astronauts into space.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 June 2025
That’s important because cityhood boosters will have to convince voters both inside and outside La Jolla.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Shahed’s route (its waypoints in latitude, longitude and altitude) is uploaded before a booster rocket fires it into the sky.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
The Axiom 4 Mission was previously delayed on June 11 after a propellant leak was discovered in the booster of the SpaceX rocket designated to launch the astronauts into space.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 June 2025
That’s important because cityhood boosters will have to convince voters both inside and outside La Jolla.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booster
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That was the compromise needed to pass the measure, bill proponents said.—
Denise Amos,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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The bipartisan bill, which former President Biden signed into law in January, repealed two tax rules that proponents say have unfairly reduced benefits for many Americans who also receive government pensions.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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Celta agreed to the deal despite criticism from supporters over the sale of an academy graduate who had been seen as heir apparent to Iago Aspas, 37-year-old forward who has spent a decade and a half with the club across two spells.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Most days, she was joined by a varied group of supporters—family, friends, parliamentarians, NGO representatives, and advocates from across the globe.—
Margaret Busby
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Early childhood education advocates say the most notable legislation that came forward this session is the $100 million earmarked within the state budget for child care scholarships, also known as subsidies.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2025
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Hunter and other advocates urged support for H.R. 40 recently re-introduced by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, both Democrats.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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The organization also brought in medical teams to train 48 people in the community as health workers and health promoters to ensure the availability of basic medical services.—
Diane Cole,
NPR,
19 June 2025
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In addition, Happel co-owns the South Broadway rock club HQ with former Live Nation and Soda Jerk Presents promoter Ore.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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“Booster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booster. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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