boosterism
noun
boost·er·ism
ˈbü-stər-ˌi-zəm 
: the activities and attitudes characteristic of boosters
Examples of boosterism in a Sentence
Her article asserts that hometown boosterism keeps people from assessing the crime problem accurately.
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But anti-hype, which emerges as a kind of immune response to boosterism, doesn’t necessarily clarify matters.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Throughout 150 years of boosterism, through our latest cataclysm of fires, the palm tree image makes visual geolocation instant and easy.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The Klan’s rule in Anaheim is a stain on a place that likes to celebrate the positive, in a county where boosterism is religion.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
But how much did this presidential boosterism influence the culture and the artists who make it?
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Throughout 150 years of boosterism, through our latest cataclysm of fires, the palm tree image makes visual geolocation instant and easy.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The Klan’s rule in Anaheim is a stain on a place that likes to celebrate the positive, in a county where boosterism is religion.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
But how much did this presidential boosterism influence the culture and the artists who make it?
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Boosterism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boosterism. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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