turbocharge
Americanverb (used with object)
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to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
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Informal. to speed up; accelerate.
Etymology
Origin of turbocharge
First recorded in 1940–45; turbo- + (super)charge
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But Jupp will need to turbocharge it - with fewer resources and a demoralised workforce, some of whom she will need to shepherd out the door.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
North American Blue Energy Partners, led by Alejandro Betancourt, plans to dispatch more than 50 drilling rigs to the country over the next few years in an effort to turbocharge Venezuela’s crude production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"It is a golden opportunity to turbocharge the development of the game globally."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
AI is going to completely turbocharge that type of development for anything across the research-and-development spectrum.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
To do justice to the increased obsession with death and destiny, someone needed to turbocharge music’s engine.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Indonesia is afflicted by wildfires regularly during its dry season, but this year the blazes have been turbocharged by a powerful El Nino cycle, which typically brings drought.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Modern enthusiasm for recycling was turbocharged by the 1970s panic that the world was running out of resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The boom in demand, however, was turbocharged by the rapid development of artificial-intelligence infrastructure in the last couple of years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The strategy reverses a yearslong expansion of product selection to meet consumer demand for new colors, styles and sizes that was turbocharged by endless options available on e-commerce sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The kid who might once have cruised through town showing off his new Mustang is more apt to invite friends over to see his turbocharged new hard drive.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
It’s true the AI boom is boosting business productivity, driving investment and turbocharging earnings for tech workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
There was a concern elsewhere in the top flight that Newcastle could look to finance such a push within the rules by turbocharging revenues through lucrative sponsorship deals with Saudi companies.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Read: Debt-fueled bets are turbocharging the South Korean stock market as Kospi jumps 8%
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Traders have piled into markets, turbocharging a two-day rally in the S&P 500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
People considering turbocharging their Roth conversions with the deduction need to start researching whether it’s the right move for them, advisers say.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
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