booked

verb

past tense of book
1
as in reserved
to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use we booked a conference room for the meeting next week

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2
as in moved
slang to leave a place often for another I'm running late, so I've got to book

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Recent Examples of booked Larry Dean Brown, 79, was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Tuesday after he was extradited from Colorado to North Texas, according to court records. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 In front of another capacity crowd of 68,239, La Albiceleste booked a ticket to Sunday’s World Cup final against Spain with 2-1 victory. — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026 According to Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office booking records, Alyssa Lee Couture, 40, was arrested Monday night and booked on a misdemeanor charge of stalking. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Both men were booked last Friday and released from Placer County Jail on Tuesday. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 Chacajlux was booked into the San Mateo County Maguire Correctional Facility, authorities added. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 That itinerary is currently being booked for May 7-10, 2027 aboard the 312-guest Star Pride. — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026 Many booked the long flight, arranged a hotel, and spent a week recovering abroad just to access techniques that were difficult to find at home. — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 Equally clever is the Mayrlife Refresher Program, a new three-day booster which can be booked up to four months after your stay and has proved incredibly popular. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
  1. reserved
  2. moved
  3. hired
  4. exited
  5. departed
  6. went
  7. got
  8. bailed
Verb
  • Some sailings still embrace that carefree spirit, while others reach destinations usually reserved for full length voyages, giving travelers a compact way to enjoy the coastal mix that makes short cruises feel complete.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026
  • The result is a superlative and affordable four-sleeper camper van that offers features usually reserved for much more expensive custom camper van builds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
Definition of reserved
Verb
  • Salvador Perez hit a homer off Padres reliever Matt Waldron, a two-run shot that moved the Royals captain slightly closer to the club’s all-time record.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2026
  • Trump then took the microphone and moved the conversation onto Balogun’s red card.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • Also Monday, Michigan hired Brown coach Mike Martin as an assistant to run the Wolverines offense.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • When Gaspard was hired as political director on Obama’s presidential campaign, Michelle Obama was in need of some staff of her own.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Last year, Earle abruptly exited Unwell, Cooper’s media network, after only two years with the company.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • Kendall exited the program the following year; Pinfield took over in 1995.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • The vessels reportedly departed from Myanmar’s western Rakhine State in late June and were carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, according to a joint statement from the International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency Thursday.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Historic words from mission to the moon On July 16, the astronauts had departed the Kennedy Space Center in a historic and globally watched mission to land a human on the moon for the first time.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Alexander, who signed a two-way deal with Utah last week, made contact with the Bulls' Caleb Wilson while driving toward the basket and, after tossing the ball toward the hoop, went behind the basket clutching his side or abdomen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Donaldson, who went undrafted out of Miami last season, is signed by the Heat to a two-way deal.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • Kansas City got just a small taste of the magnetic fever over Lionel Messi, the global superstar who is regarded as one of the best ever to kick a ball.
    — PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • Each player got 15 swings in the second round, with batters homering on their final swings continuing until not homering.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • Nissan’s deepest crisis yet Nissan, founded in 1933, is emerging from its lowest point since at least 1999, when French carmaker Renault bailed it out, and perhaps at any point in its 92-year-long history.
    — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • But his former Milan team-mate, Mike Maignan, bailed him out with a trademark stop.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of bailed

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