1
as in hoisting
to lift with effort
boosted the child into her car seat
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2
as in increasing
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 enhancing
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 lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
boosted the box onto the top shelf
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as in promoting
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 stealing
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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Recent Examples of boosting
The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The active damping system, the company said, increases off-road speed while boosting gunners’ hit probability and extending the life of subsystems.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile Russia, which does not have S-400s in reserve, would benefit from boosting stocks lost in Ukraine.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Chia Seed Pudding Provides More Omega-3s Chia seed pudding is the better choice for boosting omega-3 intake.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
Some banks are even using AI to simulate future financial scenarios like mortgage affordability or retirement planning, helping customers make confident, informed decisions and boosting product adoption in the process.
—Nitesh Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
These updates are aimed not only at boosting sales through faster service and better in-store experiences, but also at restoring the kind of profit margins the coffee giant enjoyed before the Covid pandemic.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Specifically, Inlet Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, and Destin all are emerging as luxury markets with new upscale beachfront properties boosting overall prices.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
From glow-boosting serums to hydrating moisturizers, these skin saviors deliver real results.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The active damping system, the company said, increases off-road speed while boosting gunners’ hit probability and extending the life of subsystems.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile Russia, which does not have S-400s in reserve, would benefit from boosting stocks lost in Ukraine.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Chia Seed Pudding Provides More Omega-3s Chia seed pudding is the better choice for boosting omega-3 intake.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
Some banks are even using AI to simulate future financial scenarios like mortgage affordability or retirement planning, helping customers make confident, informed decisions and boosting product adoption in the process.
—Nitesh Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
These updates are aimed not only at boosting sales through faster service and better in-store experiences, but also at restoring the kind of profit margins the coffee giant enjoyed before the Covid pandemic.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Specifically, Inlet Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, and Destin all are emerging as luxury markets with new upscale beachfront properties boosting overall prices.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
From glow-boosting serums to hydrating moisturizers, these skin saviors deliver real results.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boosting
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After 10 tumultuous years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kadri delivered his best campaign with the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, posting 89 points in the regular season and finishing by hoisting the Stanley Cup.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The 2020 49ers, as close as a Jet Chip Wasp away from hoisting the trophy a year earlier, finished 6-10.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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But while there is a greater focus on creating differentiated, high-value experiences that customers deeply value, technology investments aimed at enhancing customer experience often fail to meet expectations.—
Rajiv Shesh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Government policies focused on both mitigating carbon emissions and enhancing energy independence are also making headway in some locations.—
Michael Oxman,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
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But then the gel starts lifting up at the corners and catching on things like your hair.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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After lifting the ban in 2017, her country has come a long way, too.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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The turn of the century saw the advent of rhizobial soil inoculants for improving legume growth, with the FDA promoting such applications.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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That political violence and policy violence are contrary to establishing justice, contrary to providing for the common defense contract, promoting the general welfare, contrary to ensuring domestic tranquility and contrast to equal protection under the law.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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Prometheus was chained to a rock for stealing the fire of the gods and giving it to human beings.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Back in May, Steven Hale pleaded guilty to spending about a year between 2021 and 2022 stealing discs from his employer and selling them online through e-commerce sites.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Since 2023, the actor has regularly been photographed at the Studio City Farmers Market, arms—and Bode tote—heaving with tulips, pincushions, sunflowers, and sea lavender.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Aug. 2025
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And started just heaving crying.—
Hannah Parry
Anna Commander
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Now the Icon Class family is expanding, with three equally hefty sister ships.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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An artisan pizzeria with South Beach roots is expanding across the state.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Boosting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boosting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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