booking

verb

Definition of bookingnext
present participle of book
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 The fix is Marecomodo, a private parking-and-shuttle service bookable through Bonetti’s website when booking your beach chairs. — Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Express Flooring reviews Before booking a consultation, see how past customers describe their experiences with Express Flooring. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Adapting to booking trends Hotel bookings in the lead-up to the tournament suggested Kansas City hotels were in for a disappointing summer. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Two inspectors knocked on doors and spoke courteously to surprised visitors who displayed booking contracts on their phones, the inspectors’ bodycam footage showed. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 While Twin Temple has been booking shows and working on the album announcement, Crockett has continued to post about the drama from the road. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 United Airlines said flyers keep booking despite higher fares and higher energy costs. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Choosing a nail color or design is only half the battle when booking a manicure. — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 13 July 2026 Accessibility The property adheres to all ADA standards, with 420-square-foot ADA rooms (that can connect to additional rooms for larger parties booking together). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booking
  1. reserving
  2. exiting
  3. hiring
  4. departing
  5. moving
  6. getting
  7. going
  8. starting
Verb
  • Cook until al dente according to the package directions, reserving 3/4 cup of the pasta water before draining.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • Feel free to wear your wedding band daily, reserving the engagement ring for special occasions.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Definition of reserving
Verb
  • That means that in order to attend, your device needs to be secured in a Yondr pouch, only to be unlocked upon exiting the venue (White was actually the first artist to use Yondr).
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • The victim had been riding as a passenger in a Jeep driving on Hudson Street that was sideswiped by a Ford pickup truck exiting a driveway near a Shell gas station, authorities said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Brands are hiring cautiously after layoffs and restructurings; rising graduate numbers are vastly outweighing entry-level job openings; and AI is rapidly reshaping hiring across industries.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Martinez acknowledges hiring a crew to repair her wood-frame roof.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • To de-escalate the situation and for officer safety, officers did not proceed with the arrest at the Las Vegas Airport and chose to instead arrest him at his flight the following day departing the Los Angeles International Airport on July 14.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Okay, maybe while departing my hotel’s driveway, but that’s about it.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Regena and Frankie Felix went to the hospital ready for the birth of their child, but they were sent home by staff who felt Regena’s labor wasn’t moving along fast enough on Monday, July 13, Fox 10 reported.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Consider Updating Your Plumbing Just like with lighting, switches, and outlets, many kitchen renovators plan on adding or moving plumbing lines for appliances, pot fillers, and more.
    — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Tuchel admitted in his Friday night press conference that the pain is still getting worse.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • In the midst of all the late drama was Jon Rahm getting an official conduct warning for throwing his club after a bad tee shot.
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • The annual ESPYs kept the Knicks’ NBA Championship celebration going Wednesday with performances by four New York rap legends.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • Also on the Yankee Stadium stage on July 12, a shirtless Usher gets the crowd going during Jay-Z’s concert.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • But signs of El Niño are starting to show up in other global-scale atmospheric wind and weather patterns, including the Walker Circulation, according to Lowry, which lends more credence to the idea that El Niño has its finger on the scales.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Other outlets such as SeatGeek and StubHub also listed upper deck tickets starting around $10,000, with some lower bowls seats approaching $35,000.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of starting

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