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
It wasn’t given as a foul by the referee and VAR didn’t seem interested in reviewing it either, but the match official was alive to Bompastor’s complaints on the touchline, booking her twice and promptly sending her off.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Save at least 10% when booking flights with miles.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Here's what every traveler needs to know before booking basic economy.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
The music industry found a way in by booking artists on popular livestreams, which would then be clipped and seeded across platforms like TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram and X.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Save at least 10% when booking flights with miles.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Here's what every traveler needs to know before booking basic economy.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
The music industry found a way in by booking artists on popular livestreams, which would then be clipped and seeded across platforms like TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram and X.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booking
Verb
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Cook the instant noodles according to package directions and drain, reserving most of the starchy noodle water.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Season ticketholders who have expressed interest in reserving their seats will be the only ones allowed to have specific seats.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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McBride, making a hustle play midway through the third quarter of Tuesday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, grabbed at the same area that required surgery just two months ago before exiting the game for good.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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After swinging around the far side of the moon and exiting the lunar sphere of influence, three small burns will ensure Orion is on the right course for splashdown, with the last one occurring on the 10th day of the flight.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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The construction sector, as well as transportation and logistics, also contributed to the surge in hiring.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Right now, the city has paused hiring and spending at Boston Public Schools due to the budget gap there, and a city spokesperson told the Herald in a statement that the mayor is freezing spending to address the city’s shortfall.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Matts is departing the company, a Hallmark spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tickets for flights departing later in April were up 24%, to $286, for the airline.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The average retirement age declined steadily in America for decades until around 1990, when the average started moving up again.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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The novel used all these tensions to propel a study of greed, avarice, and racial divisions between the haves and have nots, leading to McCoy getting his comeuppance.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Without getting into spoilers, much of the tension rests on whether certain protagonists get caught.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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O’Leary continued that surge Saturday, going 4-for-4 with four singles, a walk and two runs as the Porters mounted a big rally before losing 8-7 to Joliet West in nine innings in the WJOL Tournament championship game at Slammers Stadium in Joliet.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Šilovs also allowed a goal in the first period that clanged off his mask before somehow going between his legs.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even amid this buzz, however, the cracks are starting to show.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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Insurance wildfire models are starting to play the role of the grading scale, and policies such as Zone Zero, the national building codes.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Booking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booking. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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