Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot (up)
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Traditional vaccines prime the immune system for specific targets, such as a protein on a virus.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026 -
This jack-of-all-trades serum is the brand’s hero product that Crawford uses daily to prime her skin before makeup.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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Plus, the Chicago Herpetological Society will be educating attendees on wildlife conservation efforts while the Fox Valley Electric Auto Association showcases the benefits of driving an electric vehicle, the city’s news release said.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
2 Mar. 2026
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Sheikh Dibo was schooled in Sufism, one of the dominant strains of Islam in northern Syria.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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When Wes Craven’s OG Scream first hit theaters in 1996, we were removed enough from the Golden Age of Slasher Flicks to genuinely miss those grindhouse staples while being deeply video store-schooled in them to get the references.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Classified employees who choose to work are instructed not to take on the duties of teachers, including providing instruction or being the primary supervisor of students.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The department said the scammers were providing citations, case numbers and instructing recipients to pay fines.—
Maria Salette Ontiveros,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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As people come in, the money goes back into neighborhoods as police and firemen, snowplows and road crews — the infrastructure and services residents expect government to provide.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Now, Beaudet and her colleagues have digitally rearranged the facial bones to their rightful places, providing a clearer look at Little Foot’s face — and hinting at features that may be shared across the human family tree.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The model is trained on experimental data from facilities such as DIII-D and the Joint European Torus.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The companies do not use health data to train their models.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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For now, Weiss is focused on helping the Eagles try to win the Pacific and gear up for a run at the Calder Cup.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Wash everything down with juice, coffee, and/or cocktails to fully gear up for the day ahead.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Marzan was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines — a unit tasked with supplying troops with food, fuel, ammunition and equipment — and deployed to Kuwait to support the war effort.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Bailey Nurseries, founded in 1905, is a family-run business that supplies plants nationally and is known for its Endless Summer Hydrangeas, First Editions Plants and Easy Elegance Roses.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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