supercharged

American  

[soo-per-chahrjd] / ˈsu pərˌtʃɑrdʒd /

adjective

1. equipped with a supercharger.

2. (of a gas or liquid) subjected to pressurization.

3. full of energy, emotion, tension, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of supercharged

First recorded in 1885–90; supercharge + -ed ²

Example Sentences

First, the pandemic-era safety net: The Biden administration’s emergency funding supercharged Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act exchanges, adding coverage to millions of people and slashing the national uninsured rate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Geraci said that this is a phenomenon that has been on the rise for decades, but has been supercharged by AI.

From Salon

An ongoing shortage of AI chips supercharged Micron’s quarterly sales.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pathological self-regard required to be a YouTube star turned out to be reasonable preparation for the supercharged bravado of being a boxer.

From The Wall Street Journal

But monitors say the conflict has supercharged black markets -- with a weak central government, industrial infrastructure destroyed by fighting, and soaring poverty spiking desperation.

From Barron's