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
For late-night and daytime talk programs, booking a politician may no longer be a creative decision so much as a high-risk compliance trigger.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
According to Cirium, an aviation analytics company, advance-booking directional data show a notable decline in transatlantic travel demand for summer 2026.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Curiosity stretches as the unconscious Moon enters Aries and fires up your 9th House of Travel, which favors things like booking a class or reading a book to expand your mind.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2026
Ahead, the most beautiful Milan Airbnbs worth booking.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
According to Cirium, an aviation analytics company, advance-booking directional data show a notable decline in transatlantic travel demand for summer 2026.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Curiosity stretches as the unconscious Moon enters Aries and fires up your 9th House of Travel, which favors things like booking a class or reading a book to expand your mind.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2026
Ahead, the most beautiful Milan Airbnbs worth booking.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booking
Verb
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Sephardic populations once regularly spoke Judeo-Spanish as an everyday language, reserving the calque variety for religious or instructional contexts.—
Bryan Kirschen,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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Drain pasta, reserving 2 cups pasta cooking liquid.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The footage showed Trotter entering a silver Dodge Charger and then exiting without the rifle, while Patterson got into the back of a red Toyota Camry.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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After exiting social media in 2024, Barry Keoghan recently got candid about the toll online abuse has taken on his career.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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Instead of complying, the suit claims, his parents responded by hiring lawyers.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ganong also praised a provision in the bill that would require employers to offer existing employees additional hours before hiring more employees.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Season 3 of the show ended with Sully departing for Ireland to support his new girlfriend, Helen Culver (Kate Vernon), whose novel was being adapted for TV there.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Federal Aviation Administration has for years had a chronic shortage of air traffic controllers, who routinely put in overtime and work six-day weeks, while dealing with radar and communication systems that can briefly put them out of touch with incoming and departing aircraft.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Number 17 in the current THSB Private Large Schools rankings, Grace Prep could be moving up in that poll next week after a 4-3 victory over No 4 Fort Worth Christian earlier this week.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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With Mercury, Mars, the Sun, Saturn, and Neptune all moving through Aries this month, along with a new moon in your sign on April 17, the focus shifts decisively to your body, your appearance, and your desires.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Clavicular is of course getting something in return.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Harbaugh is wagering that McDaniel is the key to getting Herbert over the hump.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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McDowell is with 916 Community Alliance, going inside underserved community classrooms to help keep the peace.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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After recently signing a standard NBA contract after starting the season on a two-way deal, Cain did a little bit of everything with 11 points, five rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Various activities and entrance fees are covered with tickets starting at $55.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Booking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booking. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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