1
as in reserving
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 exiting
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 booking
That's especially true at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), which was recently named the world’s best layover airport by Airport Parking and Hotels, an airport parking and hotel booking company servicing the United Kingdom.
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Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Retirees are booking trips, using hotel Wi-Fi, posting vacation photos and spending more time away from home.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Save 15% when booking Award Travel on Delta flights.
—Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Since then, fans have begun booking.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Retirees are booking trips, using hotel Wi-Fi, posting vacation photos and spending more time away from home.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Save 15% when booking Award Travel on Delta flights.
—Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Since then, fans have begun booking.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booking
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Amazon is looking to capture more businesses that have the flexibility to ship by pallet, choosing LTL to share trailer space for partial loads instead of reserving and paying for a full truckload.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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SpaceX is reserving up to 30% of its offering for retail investors – a much higher share than usual.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The shooting happened Sunday after three people, including the child, got into a vehicle after exiting a Walmart in Senatobia, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the shooting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Another factor in the oil trade is the number of ships entering the Persian Gulf as well as exiting.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Advertisement Hancock had interacted with Parker professionally, hiring her for photography work.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
12 June 2026
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One of the more interesting ways that the DGA sought to protect jobs for career directors was by establishing guidelines with the studios for hiring multi-hyphenates for a single project.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Among those departing are UCP development executives Jennifer Gwarz and Mark Velez and casting head Steven O’Neill.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Taylor, who will officially start the job on July 27, is departing her current post as CEO of Zevia PBC, a maker of zero-sugar beverages.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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As officers approached, the boy appeared disoriented and began moving farther into the water, at times going under the surface, police said.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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The seven-week-old puppies were passed out asleep after a long, hard day of being dogs, but that didn’t stop people from getting their hands on them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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After the crowd was getting restless with some boos, Mexico has added to its lead.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Why should Miami pay a bonus for things not going well?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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But to style it for everyday, opt for going with a mix of colors to keep things from looking too formal.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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Alchemist Kitchen spins food business gold Several of the businesses identified are graduates of the Alchemist Microenterprise Academy (AMA), a 12-week business training course that teaches the basics of starting a food business.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Ohtani was one of two members of the Dodgers starting rotation who left the game injured.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Booking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booking. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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