as in proponents
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 boosters
Other business leaders from Google and Klarna are also embracing vibe-coding as productivity boosters.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Her signature spin move and sleight-of-hand dribbling are slow-motion mood boosters.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Be sure to check the promotions box to find payout boosters and other offers.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Firefly Aerospace — The space technology company’s stock fell 21% after one of its rocket boosters exploded during preflight testing at its Texas facility.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Last month, SpaceX flew one of its Falcon 9 boosters for the 30th time and set a record at nine days for the shortest turnaround between flights of the same booster in March.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
In the Bay Area, demand for COVID-19 boosters was high this month during a late-summer surge of the virus, but rates of hospitalizations and deaths are low.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
There has been considerable confusion around the availability of COVID-19 shots since late August when the Food and Drug Administration only approved the fall boosters for people who are 65 and up, or have high risk medical conditions.
—Will Stone, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
In the same way there’s no conclusive data to say chemical sunscreen formulas are inherently more toxic than mineral ones, there’s no conclusive data to say SPF boosters are inherently safe or unsafe.
—Dani Hardman, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Her signature spin move and sleight-of-hand dribbling are slow-motion mood boosters.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Be sure to check the promotions box to find payout boosters and other offers.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Firefly Aerospace — The space technology company’s stock fell 21% after one of its rocket boosters exploded during preflight testing at its Texas facility.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Last month, SpaceX flew one of its Falcon 9 boosters for the 30th time and set a record at nine days for the shortest turnaround between flights of the same booster in March.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
In the Bay Area, demand for COVID-19 boosters was high this month during a late-summer surge of the virus, but rates of hospitalizations and deaths are low.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
There has been considerable confusion around the availability of COVID-19 shots since late August when the Food and Drug Administration only approved the fall boosters for people who are 65 and up, or have high risk medical conditions.
—Will Stone, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
In the same way there’s no conclusive data to say chemical sunscreen formulas are inherently more toxic than mineral ones, there’s no conclusive data to say SPF boosters are inherently safe or unsafe.
—Dani Hardman, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boosters
Noun
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Eide and other proponents of expanding hospitalization believe the administration could do even more.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Closure of the bike path to undertake this project has drawn opposition from cycling proponents and West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The chorus of boos at the final whistle showed what supporters made of it.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Digital rights advocates have also pushed back against a proposal to limit a person to only one social media account per platform, ostensibly as a means to crack down on disinformation.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The closure shrouds the 8,000-foot-high plateau and its elk, bison and occasional backcountry skiers in a winter wilderness that some advocates hope to protect and others seek to unlock.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Boosters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boosters. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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