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
Neros, whose tiny drone made a cameo in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s July video announcement about new policies to turbocharge domestic production, has raised more than $120 million from venture capitalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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
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 Dangote Petroleum Refinery began producing in 2024, and the business has now been turbocharged by the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The question at hand is SpaceX’s turbocharged market value, and whether it’s sustainable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The debate has been turbocharged by discontent with the reliablility of the existing Caledonian MacBrayne ferry network which serves the Hebrides and the Clyde.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
“We are turbocharging that goal” with the new funds, he added.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
A successful listing could spur more Chinese AI-related companies to go public in a city that is experiencing an IPO revival after a yearslong drought, turbocharging the Hong Kong bull market further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
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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