Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booed
Verb
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Republican Representative Barry Moore of Alabama left a town hall meeting through the back door on Thursday without delivering any closing remarks after being repeatedly booed and jeered by audience members.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025 -
De Ligt gobbled up anything aerially to Viktor Gyokeres, much to the enjoyment of United fans, who jeered Arsenal’s new striker when his number came up for substitution.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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The previous week, Nini had boldly hissed at her from five feet away.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In addition to political persecution, returning Venezuelans would reenter a country teetering on collapse—maligned by hyperinflation, soaring unemployment, rampant crime, frequent power outages, water shortages and chronic scarcities of food and medicine.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The conference was maligned all year and played down to its reputation with only four total bids and just one team advancing to the Sweet 16.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Booed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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