supercharged
Americanadjective
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equipped with a supercharger.
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(of a gas or liquid) subjected to pressurization.
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full of energy, emotion, tension, etc.
Etymology
Origin of supercharged
First recorded in 1885–90; supercharge + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Then, during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, demand for single-use plastics in personal protective gear supercharged demand for virgin plastics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Taiwan’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in 39 years, supercharged by demand tied to artificial intelligence, despite lingering risks from the Middle East conflict threatening to halt that momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Pollock's fame has been supercharged by viral moments.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
In the era of artificial intelligence, chip stocks are critical to powering supercharged intelligence.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Ernest was soon to become entwined in the increasingly supercharged atmosphere of suspicion and accusation that anticommunism brought to the Berkeley campus.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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