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 Never mind that the pop singer had never booked a professional role before. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 He was arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 When teams don’t agree on what’s real, working capital slips through the cracks before the deal is booked. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The 70-room Hotel Keflavík in the Reykjanesbaer municipality was fully booked, with guests hoping to see around one minute and 45 seconds of totality. — Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Swanson was booked into the Orient Road Jail and charged with driving without a valid driver's license and providing a false name to a law enforcement officer. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 He was booked in the jail Wednesday morning and released after posting bond later that day, online records show. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Chisholm was booked into Mecklenburg County jail on April 20, 2026. — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 Andrew Fiddler, 35, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of armed robbery, according to a news release from the San Jose Police Department. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
  1. reserved
  2. moved
  3. hired
  4. exited
  5. departed
  6. went
  7. got
  8. bailed
Verb
  • Equating Jews and evil was regarded as significant progress in furthering antisemitism without the need for additional consequences; that was reserved for later generations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That's because forgiveness programs are often reserved for those with larger, unsustainable amounts, with $7,500 often being the starting point.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of reserved
Verb
  • Nashville then moved two goals clear in the 56th minute when Cristian Espinoza sent a pass across toward the near post and Surridge converted nonchalantly with a beautiful heel flick.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Olivia Colman’s first standout work that moved her from sketch comedy to dramatic feature film was Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • The group, which oversees competitive swimming from the youth to Olympic level, hired former University of Delaware athletics director Chrissi Rawak as CEO in February 2025.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, to Alice’s great frustration, she has not been hired as the team’s head coach, watching instead as the job went to Ted.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Despite Adrian Houser’s excellent start, the Giants lost 2-1 to the Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon as shortstop Willy Adames exited the game early with back spasms.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Iger — who just acquired the Los Angeles Lakers — exited earlier this year with another former Parks chief, Josh D’Amaro, now at the helm after a lengthy search process overseen by chairman James Gorman.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • Bernardo Silva already departed on a free transfer and joined Real Madrid after the expiration of his contract.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Wall Street banks, including BlackRock, departed the Net-Zero Banking Alliance in droves, leading it to cease operations.
    — Olivia Raimonde, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • At the beginning of the year, some volunteers within Coppell ISD went door-to-door to recruit and keep students in public education.
    — Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The 22-year-old went from playing in the fourth tier of English football to getting an unexpected call from national team head coach Sarina Wiegman.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • And found our own references, got into it, got the concept down, looked at some different artists.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lesnar got revenge in the second meeting, thereby making the rubber match necessary.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • In other words, nearly half of America’s crypto investors have bailed.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • And in a sign that all may truly be forgiven, ESPN reported that not long after Kiffin bailed for Baton Rouge Golding bought his house in Oxford.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of bailed

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