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
If booking a suite in The Vista, ask to be far away from the playground to avoid having your patio echo with noise.
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Some funeral expenses aren’t negotiable, though, including transporting the body, reserving the facility and booking the service.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Kaluuya has become quite the star since Skins, booking consistent work and receiving acclaim for his performances in Black Panther, Nope, Widows, and Get Out, the latter of which earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Rob DelliBovi, founder and CEO of RDB Hospitality Group, spends his days booking travel for high-profile clients and navigating all the curveballs modern flying can throw.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Some funeral expenses aren’t negotiable, though, including transporting the body, reserving the facility and booking the service.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Kaluuya has become quite the star since Skins, booking consistent work and receiving acclaim for his performances in Black Panther, Nope, Widows, and Get Out, the latter of which earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Rob DelliBovi, founder and CEO of RDB Hospitality Group, spends his days booking travel for high-profile clients and navigating all the curveballs modern flying can throw.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booking
Verb
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Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon, reserving drippings in Dutch oven.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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The benefit for the Chiefs would be reserving an extra player or two on the roster.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, in October, Spirit is exiting Albuquerque, New Mexico; Birmingham, Alabama; Boise, Idaho; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Columbia, South Carolina; Portland, Oregon; and Salt Lake City, as well as Oakland, San Diego, Sacramento and San Jose in California, the carrier told CNBC on Wednesday.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Justin Manfredi is exiting Apple TV+ to join Lionsgate as executive VP of worldwide television marketing.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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This season could establish whether the Detroit Lions should have prioritized keeping Engstrand to replace Ben Johnson instead of hiring John Morton and letting Engstrand follow Aaron Glenn to the Jets.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Moving to a wage- or qualification-based system could dramatically alter hiring incentives.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lock your home before departing.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Heat also brought in forward Simone Fontecchio as part of a sign-and-trade deal with the Detroit Pistons, sending out departing ex-Heat free sharpshooter Duncan Robinson in the offing.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Woolen was running stride-for-stride with Pearsall but misplayed the ball and slowed down while the second-year wideout kept moving forward.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cavitation, on the other hand, provides a high-energy, controllable launch system that doesn’t require onboard power or moving parts.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the game, Witt was getting treatment and a further evaluation.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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To give so many deaf people the opportunity to work on a high-end TV drama was a really cool side bonus to getting Reunion made – not to mention the dozens of fantastic deaf actors who came in to play various roles in the show.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the memoir, Sheen blames this same testosterone cream for feeding his state of mind going into that encounter.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pictures of Bambi going about her day with a microphone on her collar.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Because, immediately, journeyman Jones threw five passes on the first five plays to began attacking the NFL’s weakest starting cornerbacks — a situation too obvious for the club to have gone the entire offseason not doing enough to remedy.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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The season-starting installment showed the duo arriving in London only to find a single living person remaining in the form of Stephen Merchant’s Julian.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Booking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booking. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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