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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
Her family and others who'd booked the excursion got off the ship and onto a smaller boat with glass windows, abundant seating and snacks.
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ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
He was arrested and booked for murder.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
After being treated at a hospital, Gallegos was booked into the West Valley Detention Center and charged with felony arson, the police said.
—Melody Petersen
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Peggy Olin, the CEO of OneWorld Properties, said her firm’s short-term rental properties were booked up during Miami Music Week last month.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The opening weekend is fully booked for dinner.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
He was booked by the Roseville Police Department on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony evasion and resisting an executive officer.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
She was taken into custody without incident and booked on suspicion of felony arson.
—City News Service, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
He was hauled across the causeway and booked in a Miami-Dade County jail.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
He was arrested and booked for murder.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
After being treated at a hospital, Gallegos was booked into the West Valley Detention Center and charged with felony arson, the police said.
—Melody Petersen
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Peggy Olin, the CEO of OneWorld Properties, said her firm’s short-term rental properties were booked up during Miami Music Week last month.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The opening weekend is fully booked for dinner.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
He was booked by the Roseville Police Department on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony evasion and resisting an executive officer.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
She was taken into custody without incident and booked on suspicion of felony arson.
—City News Service, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
He was hauled across the causeway and booked in a Miami-Dade County jail.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
Verb
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Hidden in the basement is a secret room reserved for Ben Bezanson’s Dungeons & Dragons game nights with his friends.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
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Heat reserved 1 tablespoon drippings over medium.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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When Manning began teaching in the early 1990s, communication between teachers and parents moved at a slower, more deliberate pace.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Athena's parents, Jacob Strand and Maitlyn Gandy, then filed a lawsuit against Horner and the contractor who hired him, per NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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But evidence is mounting that applicants with questionable histories were either not fully vetted before they were brought on or were hired in spite of their past, an investigation by The Associated Press found.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Estrada-Vicente, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly fled through the parking lot and exited the Home Depot plaza the wrong way via the one-way entrance to the plaza, nearly striking other cars attempting to pull into the lot, according to police.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Pereira went 2-for-3 with a walk in the game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Brent Suter opened the game and went two-plus innings.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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During the conversation, the actor revealed that things got pretty physical during the preparation for his intimate scenes with Fanning, 28.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Coby White bailed them out with a massive 3 to tie the score and force overtime.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Arvidsson committed a terrible turnover in the defensive zone on which Swayman bailed him out.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Booked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booked. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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