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turbo-charge

British  

verb

  1. to supply (an internal-combustion engine or a motor vehicle) with a turbocharger

  2. to inject extra force and energy into (an activity, undertaking, etc)

    a turbo-charged version of the show

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There’s something to be said for the virtue of relegating important works to a period of obscurity to turbo-charge the excitement of rediscovery.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

And if James were to retire and the Lakers needed to head into a full rebuild, Davis would be the best tool to turbo-charge that process.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

She said the government was committed to doing "all it can to turbo-charge" small businesses.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024

That would turbo-charge what is already one of Hawaii’s gravest and biggest challenges: the exodus and displacement of Native Hawaiian and local-born residents who can no longer afford to live in their homeland.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2023

But that could unravel if the unintended consequence of finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng's bid to turbo-charge economic growth with tax cuts ends up forcing the cost of borrowing higher.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022

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