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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot (up)
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Many were already primed with curiosity about Haiti’s history due to the United States’ ongoing occupation of the country, which began in 1915.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Our hearts race, our muscles tense, and we’re primed to explode.—
Marc Brackett,
Time,
21 Sep. 2025
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To carry out her vision, McMahon has brought on at least 20 political appointees from ultraconservative think tanks and advocacy groups eager to de-emphasize public schools, which have educated students for roughly 200 years.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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For example, the nation’s premiere federal cybersecurity scholarship program to recruit, educate and place future federal cybersecurity workers would be reduced by over 60%.—
Richard Forno,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Before delaying your to-do list, school yourself on the best vacuum brands vetted by AD editors.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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All hail to the poetry slam, which schooled me in the art of living a flawed, slapdash life out loud for everyone to see.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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The agency is investigating what caused the crash, but noted air traffic control had instructed flight 5155 to wait to cross the intersection and yield to the other aircraft.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to the allegations, King instructed a female employee to remove her sweater, which was covering a V-neck blouse.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Green Hill plans to help restart Smith Springs financially, provide manpower for physical work and could potentially have some of its congregants move to Smith Springs Baptist, officials said.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two years ago, the department decided to make the move to Clydesdales after training with other departments in Toronto, Canada, Dills said.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Professor Hao Li, a leading expert in video synthesis, told CNBC that most AI systems today are still trained on linguistic data like books and internet text.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the New York Knicks gear up for what could be a title-contending season in 2025-26, the head coach that led them to their most success this century was spotted several time zones away.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The league had to once again gear up for another season where the Eagles would certainly use their short-yardage advantage, and it’s been prevalent all year as the team remains undefeated through four weeks.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But tech firms are betting the line will go further up, with Samsung agreeing to supply chips for OpenAI’s $500-billion data center investment.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Back in May, one Facebook user posted a question in the public group What to pack for Italy - Travel Essentials regarding whether or not Italian hotels supplied conditioner for guests.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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