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boost

Definition for boost

noun as in increase

noun as in encouragement

noun as in push, usually up

Strongest matches

advance, lift

Strong matches

goose, heave, hoist, raise, shove, thrust

verb as in further, improve

Strong matches

advertise, assist, foster, inspire, plug, praise, press-agent

verb as in push, usually up

Strongest matches

advance, heighten, lift, raise

Strong matches

elevate, heave, hoist, shove, thrust, upraise

Weak match

uprear

verb as in increase

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Special Forces operatives have worked with American videogame company Activision Blizzard as advisers on its phenomenally successful Call of Duty first-person shooter franchise, while the U.S. military has used such games to boost recruitment.

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Under the pact, Australia also agreed to make a financial contribution to the U.S.’s industrial base to boost submarine production.

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The CAC 40 was boosted by expectations President Macron will name a new prime minister later in the day.

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And the deal “will boost him,” said Dahlia Scheindlin, a public opinion researcher in Israel.

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She then clinched the set third for her 50th win of the season and boost her chances of qualifying for next month's season-ending WTA Finals.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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