boosters

noun

plural of booster
as in proponents
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 boosters Two of the Falcon Heavy’s boosters will make their way back to nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for a landing, aiming for touchdowns at Landing Zones 2 and 40. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 The Russian Defense Ministry said that its forces overnight struck a warehouse in the Kyiv region that stores Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles and fuel for rocket boosters. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces overnight struck a warehouse in the Kyiv region that stores Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles and fuel for rocket boosters. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Thanks to hundreds of millions of dollars invested into their respective football teams by eager boosters, both SMU and Texas Tech have jumped ahead of everyone else in this state for the best view of UT and A&M’s backsides. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 In addition, the original estimate that the Falcon 9 reusable boosters were only good for 10 flights has been shattered by the latest mission using a booster that had flown 37 times. — David Szondy august 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 But the other piece of AISI news last week makes clear just what sort of challenges de Zoete will face—and is indicative of why AISI may not really be the exemplar of savvy AI governance that its boosters like to crow about. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Today, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is the leader in reusable space vehicles, with nearly 600 launches of boosters that have lifted off at least once before, and counting. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026 China has now demonstrated two different methods of recovering orbital-class rocket boosters. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boosters
  1. proponents
  2. supporters
  3. advocates
Noun
  • The gloves deliver can an electrical shock strong enough to drop a strong man to his knees in an instant, and proponents say the gloves provide a fast and non-lethal way to subdue a person.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The memo is a bit surprising considering Gates still advises Microsoft, one of the major proponents of the technology, and an investor in OpenAI.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of proponents
Noun
  • Was The Friedkin Group's decision not to sell the homegrown midfielder a victory for those loyal supporters who campaigned to keep him?
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Capcom has proven itself to be one of the platform's biggest supporters, bringing nearly all of its new and old releases to the platform.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • Following the fatal crashes, transit advocates called on New Yorkers to vote in November on Ballot Question 3, which would expedite the review process for small infrastructure and safe street projects.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Every September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, advocates ask Americans to wear gold in recognition of the children and families affected by cancer.
    — Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocates

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