boost
verb (used with object)
to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below.
was boosting
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past progressiveof boost.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In February, Marriott announced that it was boosting its royalty rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The company also announced that it was boosting its quarterly dividend by 2%, to 42 cents a share.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026
Katie Daw, the Surrey Hills Society Care Farm co-ordinator, said the scheme was boosting young people's confidence and wellbeing, and reducing anxiety.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
She said that the state was boosting outreach to test farmworkers but its efforts were complicated by systemic issues like precarious employment that renders them vulnerable to getting fired for calling out sick.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024
Tayo felt like a little kid; he felt eight again, and Josiah was boosting him onto the back of Siow’s pinto.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
