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 That next step could be booking a demo, applying for a job, completing a training, sharing the message internally or feeling more confident in the company. — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 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 Finnair Plus is an indirect Chase transfer partner and can be a good option for booking flights with a connection. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 9 July 2026 This has been the year of AI agents—tools that don’t just chat but promise to do stuff on your behalf, whether coding a website or booking a vacation. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Its lakeside restaurant, Kinnik, is worth the journey and effort of booking a private boat. — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 The company started as SnapTravel in 2016, a hotel-booking bot, before COVID nearly killed it. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 7 July 2026 In fact, sources say Smith has told executives at ESPN to stop booking guests who appear on his show on Greenberg's the same day, as a result. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Guests who are, as a result, prevented from booking an entire home, are instead redirected to book private room listings and hotels on the Airbnb platform. — Los Angeles Times, 1 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
  • Julia Child and Ina Garten both recommend reserving starchy potato liquid for a well-balanced potato salad.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
  • But Miami could be reserving this exception for veteran free agents as a team in win-now mode following the acquisition of Antetokounmpo.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of reserving
Verb
  • Lawtey starred in the first three seasons of BBC and HBO banking drama Industry, before exiting before this year’s fourth run.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • News of the second season release date comes not long after it was reported that series star Tom Hardy will return Season 3 after a previous fallout with the show’s producers led to him briefly exiting the series.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • The invasion-of-privacy claim was also dismissed because state law doesn’t recognize claims based on the disclosure of private facts, and the employees had willingly provided their information to Bojangles as part of the hiring process.
    — Chase Jordan July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • Just like hiring a new employee, AI requires strict instructions and examples of good and bad work.
    — Tyler Dykstra, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • In a surprising twist, Harper has selected Los Angeles Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel to throw to him, departing from his previous choice of his father.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Apple alleged that OpenAI coached departing Apple employees in how to evade security processes when leaving the iPhone maker, and that Chang Liu, a former employee who joined OpenAI, stole an Apple laptop.
    — Kif Leswing,MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Still, as the game wore on to the waning moments, both teams were visibly sapped of energy and moving at a slower pace, including Haaland, who faded late in the game, was subbed out at the 105-minute mark and replaced by Jorgen Strand Larsen.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
  • If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Swinging his hips, moaning into the mic and briefly getting promiscuous with a mic stand was the authenticity that the majority-millennial crowd expected.
    — Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • The Dodgers have reason for optimism heading into the second half with three top pitchers getting closer to returning.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • Acuff was held to three points after going 1 of 5 from the field and 1 of 4 from 3-point range in the opening period.
    — Jason Anderson July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Instead of going home that night, Wilber found himself back in bed 23 of the detention center — his bond denied — trying to ignore a nasty odor permeating his 14-person cell.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • After word spread that a local attorney was starting a class action, residents said they were besieged by out-of-town lawyers competing aggressively for their business.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Schjerlderup was the lone change Norway coach Stale Solbakken made in the starting lineup for Saturday’s match, starting the Benfica midfielder on the left flank in place of Antonio Nusa.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
Definition of starting

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