boosterism
noun
boost·er·ism
ˈbü-stər-ˌi-zəm 
: the activities and attitudes characteristic of boosters
Examples of boosterism in a Sentence
Her article asserts that hometown boosterism keeps people from assessing the crime problem accurately.
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Conor Heffernan, who lectures on the history of sports and fitness at Ulster University, in Ireland, said the current vogue for biohacking, and its protein boosterism, reeks of snake oil.
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Early boosterism efforts emerged during the first half of the 20th century, and in 1970, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company was created to promote the island as a tourist destination.
—Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
But anti-hype, which emerges as a kind of immune response to boosterism, doesn’t necessarily clarify matters.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Throughout 150 years of boosterism, through our latest cataclysm of fires, the palm tree image makes visual geolocation instant and easy.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Early boosterism efforts emerged during the first half of the 20th century, and in 1970, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company was created to promote the island as a tourist destination.
—Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
But anti-hype, which emerges as a kind of immune response to boosterism, doesn’t necessarily clarify matters.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Throughout 150 years of boosterism, through our latest cataclysm of fires, the palm tree image makes visual geolocation instant and easy.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boosterism
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“Boosterism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boosterism. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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