turbo
Example Sentences
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A friend’s parent calls him “Turbo,” and he was doing all kinds of turbo things when the cameras caught him in the act.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Last year, the MGU-H - the motor generator unit on the turbo shaft - was used to spool up the turbo to aid performance in a number of ways, including at the starts.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Anticipating the higher stress of the big turbo, VW’s engine boffins future-proofed the standard evo5 in interesting ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
When it looks like they’re about to join, those shares can get a turbo boost right before index funds are forced to buy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
“We started running at the same place, but you left me behind back by the jetty where it was like you pushed a turbo button or something. You run like a machine. It’s crazy.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.