boost
verb (used with object)
to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below.
have been boosting
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present perfect progressiveof boost.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Efforts over the past year to reinvest in cafe service and atmosphere have been boosting business, executives said, with the chain directing hundreds of millions of dollars toward cafe staffing and improvements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2025
He also observed that cheesemakers in Russia have been boosting production and attempting to emulate types of European cheese.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
To address this, election officials have been boosting security around key equipment by limiting access and adding surveillance cameras.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Global banks and asset managers have been boosting their stakes in their Chinese joint ventures since the country first permitted foreign-majority ownership in some financial businesses in 2019.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2022
The costs of sending peacekeeping forces to Liberia and preparing for the transition to a democratic government have been boosting government expenditures and undercutting structural adjustment reforms.
From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
