boosted

verb

Definition of boostednext
past tense of boost
1
as in hoisted
to lift with effort boosted the child into her car seat

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2
as in increased
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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3
as in intensified
to make markedly greater in measure or degree recommended eating foods that boost the body's immunity to disease

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4
as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position boosted the box onto the top shelf

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5
as in promoted
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 stole
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 Synonyms for boosted
  1. increased
  2. intensified
  3. lifted
  4. promoted
  5. expanded
  6. enhanced
  7. raised
  8. sold
Verb
  • Lieberman said weekend ridership increased the most, providing half-hourly weekend train services instead of hourly.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The Orange Democrat’s vote percentage has gradually increased as more ballots have been counted in recent days, eroding Steel’s initial lead of approximately 11,000 votes.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of increased
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  • Rescue teams searching for people missing from the storm have intensified their efforts in nearby ravines and the Albufera wetlands as well as at sea using specialist search boats.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • For a concrete example of how AI has intensified the cat-and-mouse game between human and artificial BS, and the capacity of both to outwit and fool each other, consider recruitment.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of intensified
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  • That victory lifted the Falcons into a first-place tie with the Bucs at 3-2 with the NFC South’s New Orleans Saints (2-2) looking to knock off the undefeated defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) on the Week 5 Monday Night Football feature.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Alonso’s 228th big league homer was his most dramatic, a three-run shot that sparked a four-run ninth inning and lifted the Mets past the Brewers, 4-2, and into the NL Division Series against the rival Phillies.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lifted
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  • Verve Label Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has promoted Jamie Krents to CEO-president and Dawn Olejar to chief operating officer, effective immediately.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The state government has heavily promoted driving electric, public chargers are abundant, and California has the highest gas prices in the country.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of promoted
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  • From a small area of less than one square kilometer in 1986, the vegetation expanded to nearly 12 square kilometers in 2021.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Having recently expanded into publishing, the Black List will be dropping further diversity lists over the next several months.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of expanded
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  • Baseball’s leaner, meaner look is further enhanced by sports’ least taxing commercial breaks; at two minutes and five seconds per pod, the sponsor messages blow by faster than a Ben Joyce heater.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Integrating rotating detonation rocket engine Venus Aerospace enhanced the traditional ramjet concept by integrating a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) into the VDR2.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of enhanced
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  • Musk, who is the CEO of Space X and Tesla, has benefitted from billions of dollars worth of federal contracts, including from NASA, the military and other US government agencies, and the announcement raised immediate concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • All proceeds raised go toward the buying and shipping of books.
    Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of raised
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  • Over 500 million cubes have been sold since Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik created it in 1974.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Van Gogh Museum has identified three works attributed to Van Gogh in private collections that are fake, including a painting of a peasant women that sold through Christie’s for nearly $1 million in 2011 and was even previously authenticated by the Amsterdam institution.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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