boosterish
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But these often felt like sideshows, guidebooks: boosterish accessories to a main event that is now struggling to regain and maintain its centrality in international culture.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023
Hundreds of millions of poorly employed young people, many of them highly educated, challenge the story of India's rise and boosterish projections of Asia benefiting from a "demographic dividend".
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2022
That City Hall sentiment was boosterish and farcical.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2020
His reporting differed markedly from the boosterish, “gee whiz” tone that typified much mainstream coverage of science at the time.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 23, 2020
But there is a boosterish vibe running through this book that mars its analytic efforts.
From Washington Post • May 10, 2018
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