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Recent Examples of booing
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Trump plowed on loudly through the booing.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
The defense stunk, the presnap penalties were an epidemic, and the booing and animus against quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was simmering to a loud boil.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The families of the hostages condemned the booing.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
One prominent Lions player wasn't a fan of the booing, however.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Which could explain some of the booing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
There have been fewer cheer-enticing moments and more frustrated booing — even in last weekend’s 5-1 win against Real Betis.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Trump plowed on loudly through the booing.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
The defense stunk, the presnap penalties were an epidemic, and the booing and animus against quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was simmering to a loud boil.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The families of the hostages condemned the booing.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
One prominent Lions player wasn't a fan of the booing, however.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Which could explain some of the booing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booing
Noun
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And there’s a constant hissing noise around it.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Nov. 2025
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Noise of trees crackling and sap hissing, branches thumping down, timber being dragged and chopped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But he was overwhelmed by the jeering chorus of students.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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An unrecognizable Sean Hayes plays the jeering host, Gary Greenbacks.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Upon jeers from the crowd following the win, Putintseva cupped her hand to her ear to mock the fans, resulting in loud boos.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The first set of boos at Madison Square Garden broke out just 4 minutes and 50 seconds into the second quarter as Cooper Flagg took his speed to another gear and scored a transition layup to give the Mavericks an 18-point lead.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Another set of jeers followed when Max Christie sank his sixth 3-pointer of the first half, part of a phenomenal shooting performance for the fourth-year guard.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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There were also jeers when Vinicius and Jude Bellingham’s names were read out for the line up over the tannoy.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Just like the son used to bring his father a hat before games, now the father will toss his son a whistle.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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As the final whistle of regular time was blown, the Real Madrid star had to be consoled by teammates and staff while clearly upset.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Booing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booing. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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