Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot (up)
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Downtown Los Angeles residents, businesses and other city boosters want to try to prime the pump, using a program like San Francisco’s to help small businesses take over vacant storefronts and turn the lights back on, said Cassy Horton, co-founder of the Downtown Residents Assn.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Traditional vaccines prime the immune system for specific targets, such as a protein on a virus.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Signs educate guests on the process of how the agave is fermented with yeast in large tanks and wooden vats.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 180,000 students did not attend public school and were in either private school, were home-schooled, or were too young to attend kindergarten.—
April 5,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Raised in a strict Christian household and home schooled from third to 12th grade, Johnson’s interests butted up against the will of his parents.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a twist of coaching genius, May instructed Cadeau to bounce the ball high off the backboard as a way to get it to 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara, who was dealing with Arizona's 7-4 Motiejus Krivas for much of the evening.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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May had instructed Cadeau to use the backboard to pass the ball to Mara, to work around Arizona’s own 7-foot-2 center Motiejus Krivas.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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The challenge is that manure is already extremely nutrient-dense—often providing far more nitrogen and phosphorus than even a productive garden requires.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The district spokesperson said Friday that as part of its contingency planning, LAUSD is preparing to provide take-home instructional materials and access to online learning, along with devices and internet connectivity where needed.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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It’s trained future restaurateurs.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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One Limbic chatbot, called Limbic Care, is trained on cognitive behavioral therapy skills and provides direct patient support.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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As Anthropic and OpenAI gear up for likely debuts on the public markets later this year, each have recently inked a bolt-on acquisition over the past week.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first was to gear up – alongside companies like Corning Glass and the Engelhard Company – to develop technology to meet the 90% cuts.—
Ann E. Carlson,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once controlled by governments, Earth observation has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry supplying near-real-time intelligence to clients worldwide.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Attracting Beneficial Insects Nature supplies its own form of pest control through predators and parasitoids.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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