boosted

verb

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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6
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 boosted In December 2024, the Pentagon estimated that China’s rocket force had boosted its missile supply by 50% in the preceding four years. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 This positive news has boosted share prices, which had been in a slump due to a previous forecast and worries about its first electric vehicle, the Luce. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The Los Angeles Dodgers significantly boosted their chances of winning a third straight World Series by acquiring back-to-back American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers at last week’s trade deadline. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 Profits were boosted by high oil prices triggered by the Iran war. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Gold is on track for its best week since January, after lower oil prices boosted the prospects for the yellow metal. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,justina Lee,sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 But Ray provided a fitting coda to his two-plus seasons as a Giant, plus a solid audition that might have boosted the club’s asking price. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The trajectory of the Russian economy and the dynamics of the battlefield further boosted Putin’s confidence. — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026 In the ensuing five months, Abruzzo boosted the county’s investment of Israeli bonds five times. — Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boosted
  1. hoisted
  2. increased
  3. intensified
  4. lifted
  5. promoted
  6. stole
  7. heaved
  8. expanded
Verb
  • Moments later, an officer is lowered from the chopper and can then be seen being hoisted back up, with the woman holding onto him.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Rapp and his crewmate, Suzanne Driscoll, hoisted a lobster trap marked by a bobbing buoy from the Casco Bay.
    — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • More drones and missiles are slipping through both sides’ fraying air defenses, meaning that the civilian death toll has increased, and more critical infrastructure is being damaged.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Connecticut’s homeless population increased for the fifth year in a row — though at a lower rate than the previous two years.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Houthis’ allies The Houthis are backed by Iran, which began increasing its aid to the group in 2014 as the civil war escalated and as its rivalry with Saudi Arabia intensified.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Violence has intensified across several regions as criminal organizations and guerrilla groups have expanded their territorial influence over the past several years.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • Tromso, the northernmost football club in the world to win a major national trophy, having lifted the Norwegian Cup in 1986 and 1996, are tricky opponents.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • WorldView-3 lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and has been orbiting Earth ever since.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of lifted
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  • Maybe success used to mean getting promoted, managing more people, earning a certain title, or becoming known as the expert in the room.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And not only that, he was recently promoted to Triple-A Worcester after an outstanding four-month stretch with Double-A Portland.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of promoted
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  • In February, a 17-year-old stole a gun from police and opened fire at a public high school in southern Thailand, briefly taking people hostage in a two-hour attack that killed one person and wounded two others.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The teen stabbed a police officer with a knife and stole his weapon -- a 9mm pistol -- just before the incident, then used it to carry out the attack.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • In Aleppo, in the suburbs of Damascus, across Syria, people and neighborhoods heaved under the trauma of the last 14 years.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Eddie Williams was taking a merciless pounding against her planking as the sodden wreck heaved and rolled.
    — JAMES D. OXLEY, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of heaved
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  • There were reports that Seagate expanded their head production facilities by 3X in Minneapolis in June, 2026.
    — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The conflict in the Middle East has expanded over recent days, with tensions between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia ramping up.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of expanded

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