booked

past tense of book

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Recent Examples of booked Ecuador was among the countries that booked the most travel arrangements to the Kansas City area. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026 With a quick and creative offensive attack producing goals in front of stadium-shaking home crowds, the Americans have already won their group and booked their place in the knockout round. Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 He was booked into Marin County Jail and served with the protective order, which prohibits contact with the victim and requires him to remain at least 100 yards away from her. Bay City News, Mercury News, 20 June 2026 Huang was brought to Colorado and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on May 10. Logan Smith, CBS News, 20 June 2026 Many Scottish fans have booked Boston-to-Miami and Boston-to-Fort Lauderdale flights on Delta, and the airline is joining in the Tartan lovefest. Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 However, Amazon has just one more mission booked on this rocket, which is operated by United Launch Alliance, as the vehicle is slated for retirement. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026 These special rooms or suites are booked long in advance, either through a doctor’s pro team or through dedicated recovery concierge services like Calicia Care. Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 During an afternoon news conference, Sacramento police spokesman Officer Anthony Gamble said Paval was taken to a hospital for treatment, but will be returned to Sacramento and booked into the Sacramento County Jail. Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
Verb
  • According to the settlement website, the money is reserved for people whose personal information was accessed during the 2023 data breach.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • Earlier, hundreds of members of the military, all in uniform, lined up in extensive security checkpoints, as a big block of tickets were reserved for those on active duty.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Peter Zenk Residents in Waite Park were picking up handfuls of hail after storms moved through the Stearns County community.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Guests were moved to nearby hotels.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • But a director hired to helm a pilot, as James Burrows, who died Friday at 85, was again and again — almost as a lucky charm — helps set the tone for the series.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • Firms hired large classes of associates, assigned them substantial quantities of legal work, billed clients for that work, and promoted a relatively small percentage into partnership.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The company exited bankruptcy on April 1, 2024.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
  • Talk to business owners who have already exited.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Syed Asim Munir have departed Islamabad and are on their way to Switzerland where diplomatic discussions between the US and Iran are unfolding, a statement from the prime minister’s office said Sunday.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • The robot is being tested aboard the Song Hang research vessel, which departed on June 8 from Changxing Island near Shanghai.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Benintendi went deep after pinch-hitter Sam Antonacci doubled off Fernando Cruz (4-2).
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • News of his upcoming match went viral on Weibo, with the hashtag racking up more than 24 million views.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • In North Texas’ first World Cup match since 1994, Japan got a late equalizer to battle to a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands on Sunday at AT&T Stadium.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
  • As the clock ticked down, Fox missed a 3-pointer and the Knicks got the rebound.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Wilson said both his riders bailed from the car before making it to the dropoff area.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • The driver of the Cadillac bailed and ran off.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 June 2026

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“Booked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booked. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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