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
In the meantime, people can visit the forest in small groups by booking an appointment on the Heart Forest website.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
There's quite a bit of variety between the different buildings so be sure to specify and ask questions when booking.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Henderson advised travelers to act quickly and plan ahead to combat rising costs, noting that booking flights months or even up to a year in advance can help lock in lower fares.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Greenberg recommends booking any upcoming air travel as soon as possible.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
There's quite a bit of variety between the different buildings so be sure to specify and ask questions when booking.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Henderson advised travelers to act quickly and plan ahead to combat rising costs, noting that booking flights months or even up to a year in advance can help lock in lower fares.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Greenberg recommends booking any upcoming air travel as soon as possible.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booking
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Despite wooden signs prohibiting people reserving sun loungers with towels and then leaving them, the father-of-two said guests routinely ignored the warning.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Relying on satellite links to transmit data between the nodes and customers means dealing with limited bandwidth and signal delays—there is a reason data centers still use fiber-optic cables to transmit large amounts of data quickly while reserving satellite links as backups.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2026
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Stein suggests replacing towels, shower curtains, shower liners, and bath mats before exiting the room.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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His bull case is that humans are not exiting the security equation anytime soon.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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At a raucous commission meeting Tuesday, City Manager Rickelle Williams faced a storm of withering accusations in her initial job evaluation — mostly from Mayor Dean Trantalis, who eagerly supported hiring Williams last year but now scorns her in public.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Last year, Scott clashed with Wyrick over the hiring process for a new city manager to replace Moore, who died in October 2023.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2026
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The cruise ship, now bound for the Port of Rotterdam, had been docked at the industrial port of Granadilla in the Spanish island off West Africa before departing.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Frontier Flight 4345, an Airbus A321, was departing Denver en route to Los Angeles on Friday and carried 224 passengers and seven crew members, the airline said in a statement at the time.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Adjust the pace, keep moving, and follow what feels expansive.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The company evaluates Prime Day timing annually and felt that moving the event earlier in the summer was the best fit for customers this year, an Amazon spokesperson told CNBC Select.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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The Dark Knight’s wheels are getting a winter upgrade.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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And second, our views of the future tend to be dark, and seem to be getting darker.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Everything is going surprisingly well despite the team being affected by injuries all spring.—
Jesús Cano,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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All of the passengers who were on board the cruise ship are asymptomatic and the evacuation operation was going as planned, a spokesperson for Spain’s Health Ministry said in an update Sunday morning.—
Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Still, Bores told me that lines were starting to blur.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Törnberg identified three new kinds of emerging online media platforms, starting with private or semi-private group chats like WhatsApp.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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“Booking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booking. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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