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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
On June, 16, when Argentina faces Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium, short-term rental occupancy throughout the Kansas City metro is already booked at 44%, the company’s data shows.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
However, the Lands & Legacies six-hour overland tour takes you to the highlights of Cumberland Island’s North Shore and is booked through the same platform as your ferry ticket.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Police said Amaya was arrested and booked into Dallas County Jail.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Dates that remain booked include shows in Las Vegas from March 26 through April 4, and again from May 7-16.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Ellis was booked into the Orange County Jail on Friday and remained incarcerated as of Saturday afternoon, according to its website.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Forty-one dates are booked around much of the world through late June.
—Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Johnson was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail and has been released on bond.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
Shows for 2027 are already being booked, and the first Foreigner date for 2028 is also on the books, according to Carson.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
However, the Lands & Legacies six-hour overland tour takes you to the highlights of Cumberland Island’s North Shore and is booked through the same platform as your ferry ticket.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Police said Amaya was arrested and booked into Dallas County Jail.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Dates that remain booked include shows in Las Vegas from March 26 through April 4, and again from May 7-16.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Ellis was booked into the Orange County Jail on Friday and remained incarcerated as of Saturday afternoon, according to its website.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Forty-one dates are booked around much of the world through late June.
—Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Johnson was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail and has been released on bond.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
Shows for 2027 are already being booked, and the first Foreigner date for 2028 is also on the books, according to Carson.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
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Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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That's 60 percent of the total money being spent and reserved on ads for the Republican and Democratic primaries combined, which has now climbed to nearly $100 million.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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While the win at Everton moved the team up into the top four, victory in United’s final match of February last season only moved them up to 14th in the Premier League table.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Fellow passengers were moved and amazed to witness a former president stuck in typical airport delays alongside them.—
Meg Kinnard,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Since Howell and Tretter’s resignations last July, the union has operated under the direction of president Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who plays linebacker for the Chicago Bears, and White, whom the union hired in August as interim executive director.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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To adapt the play, Preminger hired the great screenwriter and novelist Graham Greene, who Preminger felt would add meaning and emotional investment to the project given his Catholicism.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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His college career ended with a colossal what-if when McCoy exited the 2009 BCS Championship game against Alabama with an injury.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Thompson, one of just a handful of newcomers who did not play at the 4 Nations, exited later in the second after blocking a shot and did not return.—
Stephen Whyno,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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Scott departed for his alma mater, Princeton, after the Falcons lost to North Carolina in the Round of 64 in the 2004 NCAA Tournament.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.—
Evan Hill,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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After Rivera’s kick went towards the goal, the ball bounced off the Raptors goalkeeper, only for Angel Diaz to get the rebound and score from point-blank range for his first goal of the season.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The fans never got an opportunity to give a grateful goodbye, Pat Riley resigning on an early summer afternoon 36 years ago after the end of a lost season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, a pair of early close calls got him into the rest of the year’s signature events.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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They have since been bailed pending further investigation.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Feb. 2026
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If Mazda had bailed on ND Miata development partway through, Fiat couldn’t have simply picked up the pieces and run with it.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
19 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Booked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booked. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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