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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Zuckerberg has built up a division called Meta Superintelligence Labs in a push for the social network to be the first to develop a supercharged form of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Over separate video calls from New York, Edebiri and White reflected on “The Bear’s” conclusion and what it means to leave the characters that supercharged their careers behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Energy Department said that by using low-cost government loans to make a steady series of bulk equipment purchases, the nuclear-power supply chain could be supercharged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The 2008-09 financial crisis was supercharged by capital that needed to exit the moment things got uncomfortable.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
One night there’s a freak early snowfall, and in the morning when I wake up and look out my bedroom window there are the supercharged initials, etched in pee on the white ground, already melting.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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