boosts 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of boost
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boosts

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noun

plural of boost
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boosts
Verb
  • Sleep deprivation lowers productivity, increases absenteeism, and worsens presenteeism (where employees show up but perform well below their capacity).
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The peculiar behavior of these materials, where resistance increases linearly with temperature, contrasting with the quadratic behavior in typical metals, has puzzled scientists for years.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The combination of the suite’s ECM capabilities with the launcher’s decoy system enhances the ship’s defense capabilities against different threats.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2025
  • For youth, this approach enhances engagement, improves retention of information, and nurtures a lifelong interest in nature and science.
    Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Supreme Court decision on deportations lifts a lower-court block Alien Enemies Act but upholds rights of those targeted for enforcement.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The emergency ruling, for now, lifts one of two lower court orders reversing the mass terminations.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Intel also promotes a vast ecosystem of more than 200 independent software vendors developing commercial applications and services tailored to its platform.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That promotes healthy rainfall patterns and keeps the hydrological cycle moving.
    Dan Lambe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • About $600,000 will go toward the incentives.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Through the initiative, the group was tasked with recruiting and retaining housing providers through financial incentives, creating a broader network of potential homes for people in need.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • As change accelerates, companies will need a combination of sustainable and disruptive innovations to remain competitive and create opportunities for growth.
    Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Technology accelerates the cycles of interest and churn, and new, attention-grabbing products and services are everywhere.
    Nicki Sprinz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • What to Know The latest funding threat comes as the administration intensifies its oversight of academic institutions.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • As climate change intensifies large-scale wildfires in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the invisible work of scientists becomes even more critical to the protection of public lands, Townsend says.
    Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Research shows using a snowblower raises the heat rate to about 120 beats a minute compared with a heart rate of about 170 beats a minute when shoveling, according to the American Heart Association.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Yet the possibility of preemptively pardoning people who have not been charged of any crimes raises a host of legal concerns that could sway Biden not to take action.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Boosts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boosts. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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