Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booed
Verb
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The 25-year-old appears to have gone off the boil, and has been jeered by fans at the Bernabeu on more than one occasion this season.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026 -
McIlroy has faced the brunt of the insults from spectators, who also jeered and yelled at his wife throughout the weekend.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Many more dogs licked the cat than the opposite, and more felines ignored, ran away, and hissed at the dog than vice versa.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Is Spider-Man 3 fairly or unfairly maligned?—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Texas has been maligned for its lack of bench production this season, but Lassina Traore, Chendall Weaver and Simeon Wilcher have all been on the court during this decisive late run.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Booed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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