as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
rah-rah boosters for the sports team will be attending the game and carrying large signs
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Recent Examples of booster
Pooling television rights between conferences, a pet project of Texas Tech board chairman and mega-booster Cody Campbell, has been done before.
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Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Allows high-school coaches to receive additional compensation from funds raised by boosters and other support organizations (SB 538).
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Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
The vessels are an integral part of SpaceX's reusability philosophy, especially for missions that cannot carry enough fuel for a booster to return and land back at the launch site.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The first-stage booster flew for the 13th time landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Allows high-school coaches to receive additional compensation from funds raised by boosters and other support organizations (SB 538).
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Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
The vessels are an integral part of SpaceX's reusability philosophy, especially for missions that cannot carry enough fuel for a booster to return and land back at the launch site.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The first-stage booster flew for the 13th time landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booster
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Stream-access proponents took a similar approach in 2010, after a landowner on the Taylor River strung cables from bank to bank to keep a rafting company from floating down.
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There isn't time for proponents to get a new measure on this year's ballot and state law requires any measures brought in odd years be limited to questions related to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).
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To his supporters, Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the steadfast, fearless leader who transcended mere politics and inspired devotion.
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Hundreds of supporters gathered to cheer her arrival after nearly a month and a half at sea.
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While advocates for court reporters say humans can still do the job better than machines, the fact that many hearings occur without any official transcript at all has drawn concern from top state officials.
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Human rights advocates have also welcomed Jin’s release but cautioned that many members of Zion Church still remain behind bars.
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In the leadership and care phase, your role is that of an advocator.
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The deformation depends on a single free exponent.
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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.
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As genetics, psychology, and neuroscience ascended, the twentieth century sent physiognomy back into disrepute, and today, from Lavater to Lombroso, its promoters may seem a racist shade of quaint.
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During The Huns’ audition at the Cellar, Nugent was standing next to club owner/promoter Paul Sampson, who was skeptical of the group’s Catholic schoolboy looks — braces, short haircuts and all.
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“Booster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booster. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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