Thesaurus results for BOOT (UP)

boot (up)

verb

Definition of boot (up)

as in to prime

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Once people are primed to see isolated criminal acts as collective proof, punitive policy can begin to sound like common sense rather than ideology.

— Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Activation requires the techniques of reminding, priming, and reinforcing.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of prime

Verb

Its inhabitants remain largely indifferent to the independence movement; village elders reason that freedom will benefit the educated while cultivators will merely exchange one set of masters for another.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Area communities, which receive a share of the tourism revenues, have been educated about the importance of conservation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of educate

Verb

Webb was schooled in the Air Raid before the invention of the Air Pod.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
At 16, a fervid Thompson penetrated the province of impossibly cool older Black men, pleading with Johnny Tyus, an institution unto himself on the hat-wearing South Side, to school him in the ways of the chapeau.

— jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of school

Verb

More than 150,000 people have been instructed to go to evacuation centres, the disaster management agency said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Her job meant overseeing aircrew readiness, training and flight operations while instructing boom operators on air refueling procedures, the Air Force said.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Definition of instruct

Verb

Neeru decided to go back to school at age 50 and earned another master’s degree, from Stanford Graduate School of Education, before launching CK-12 Foundation, a non-profit that provides free and customizable digital textbooks for children.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Along with affordable homes, Lupo said, the best cities for first-time buyers also provide lower crime rates, good schools and a lower overall cost of living.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of provide

Verb

OpenAI has said its ChatGPT program is trained to recognize signs of emotional distress, de-escalate situations, and guide users to real-life support.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of train

Verb

Many of the players and coaches who now gear up to represent the USA have spent years playing with, against and learning from one another in different capacities.

— Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026
As voters in both Kansas and Missouri gear up for the election, messaging around democracy is poised to play a key role in either state.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of gear up

Verb

The aggregate spending increase being committed across these geographies represents a multi-year demand cycle for defense contractors, aerospace suppliers, cybersecurity providers, and the electronics companies that supply military applications.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
American companies will have priority access to supply nuclear reactors and fuel to the Saudi nuclear energy program, according to an administration memo about the agreement seen by NPR.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 July 2026

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