boost
verb (used with object)
to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below.
is boosting
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present progressiveof boost (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The artificial-intelligence data-center build-out is boosting copper demand just as supply tightens — a combination that could keep pushing the metal higher, even if the debasement trade cools.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Plus, Democrats try to move on from intraparty fights, and two roommates’ plan to try every world cuisine is boosting New York restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
U.S. and international demand for missiles is boosting the bottom lines of the companies that supply them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The frenzy of AI investment is boosting inflation for a range of goods — such as consumer electronics — that also require memory and powerful chips.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Stock prices have rallied, of course, but house prices are stagnant, “suggesting the wealth effect is boosting growth in consumption by only a little over one percentage point, no more than usual,” Tombs added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
