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
Example Sentences
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AI is going to completely turbocharge that type of development for anything across the research-and-development spectrum.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Some of the forces that helped turbocharge the health-jobs boom may be shifting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Shares of Micron were up 11% in Friday’s session alone as they tracked toward a new all-time high — with the artificial-intelligence boom continuing to turbocharge the memory and storage provider.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
The CIA’s new acquisition framework to turbocharge collaboration with the private sector may be legal with proper oversight.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 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
The global race to build artificial intelligence data centres has turbocharged business for chipmakers, creating shortages and sending prices soaring for memory components in particular.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The global “urbex” phenomenon isn’t new, but it’s been turbocharged by artsy videos on Instagram and TikTok that spur others to create their own posts, luring still more curiosity seekers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The question at hand is SpaceX’s turbocharged market value, and whether it’s sustainable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Wedges,” whose ideas were turbocharged by the sort of high-level marketing scientific papers rarely get, became a regular part of thinking about climate change in classrooms and boardrooms alike.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 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
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
It’s turbocharging the runaway market leader, leaving the other studios’ streaming services to wither on the vine.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2025
That's driving up memory chip prices, which in turn is turbocharging revenue for the firms that produce them such as South Korea's Samsung and SK hynix, and Micron and SanDisk in the United States.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
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