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 The other option, pushing the Super Bowl back a week, was initially rejected because New Orleans, the host city, had booked an automobile dealers’ convention that had gobbled up most of the desirable hotel rooms. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 SpaceX got the rest of the contracts, with 22 launches booked on Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets for a total value of $4 billion. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 The production is booked into the Gillian Lynne Theatre on Drury Lane in London’s West End, with previews beginning May 11, 2027. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Especially in the afternoons, the crowd here sets an active scene that keeps the pickleball courts, half basketball court, and club pool booked and busy. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Travelers say group vacations often stall because one person won't commit, inspiring a playful campaign to get trips booked. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Arreola was booked at the Pico Rivera sheriff’s station and is currently being held in lieu of $75,000 bail. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 One-third of people booked into Sacramento County jails each month were identified as homeless in the past year. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Bevin was booked at Louisville Metro Corrections later in the evening after the arrest, according to jail records. — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
  1. reserved
  2. moved
  3. hired
  4. exited
  5. departed
  6. went
  7. got
  8. bailed
Verb
  • Orange was reserved for inmates that posed a medium risk, while anyone in a red jumpsuit was considered dangerous and high risk.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But a wider-view ambition keeps alive the recent level of excellence that qualified the Chiefs for membership in the club reserved for dynasties.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of reserved
Verb
  • Michigan was 80 yards from the end zone with 10 seconds remaining and hadn’t moved the ball at all since its first drive.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Had moved from my very small town in northern Va to the big city of Richmond to begin my new career as a management trainee with a local bank at the princely sum of $11,000 per year at age 22.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • Lupoi, a first-time head coach, also hired two first-time coordinators.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Janai Norman exited the program in April after her contract was not renewed.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Martin Herlihy, who previously appeared on-screen for four seasons as a member of Please Don’t Destroy and worked in the writers room on Season 51, has also exited the show.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • After his namesake business went into administration in May 2024 and Leane departed that August, the designer took time to recalibrate.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Niners left California last Wednesday, arrived in Australia on Friday and were set for their first practice of game week on Monday at AAMI Park in Melbourne feeling mostly refreshed after players got a day to explore the city.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • The Bruins bailed on Deshaun Foster with an 0-3 record in his second season and are hoping Bob Chesney is the next Curt Cignetti.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The 31-year-old was arrested in May after a Lamborghini collided with barriers on the M3 in Hampshire and was bailed while the police continued to investigate.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of bailed

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“Booked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booked. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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