as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question
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Recent Examples of booted
Before that, however, he was booted from the Mets’ rotation after giving up six runs, 11 hits and three walks in five innings.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Instagram’s parent, Meta, has since booted out the hackers.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
But since Takeshita had been seemingly booted out of the Don Callis Family, the faction made their presence felt at the end of the match.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
After Rangers first baseman Jake Burger got aboard with a leadoff single, Garcia booted a ground ball off the bat of Ezequiel Duran.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
The ice giant getting booted out of the solar system isn't the thing that spared Jupiter's and Uranus' moons from a similar fate.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Frelick then scored when Masyn Winn booted Jackson Chourio’s grounder.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
She was booted from the contest.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
The Toronto Maple Leafs booted Craig Berube after experiencing the loss of Mitch Marner to Vegas in the offseason and then the NHL’s most precipitous drop in the standings, from 108 points to 78.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Instagram’s parent, Meta, has since booted out the hackers.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
But since Takeshita had been seemingly booted out of the Don Callis Family, the faction made their presence felt at the end of the match.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
After Rangers first baseman Jake Burger got aboard with a leadoff single, Garcia booted a ground ball off the bat of Ezequiel Duran.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
The ice giant getting booted out of the solar system isn't the thing that spared Jupiter's and Uranus' moons from a similar fate.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Frelick then scored when Masyn Winn booted Jackson Chourio’s grounder.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
She was booted from the contest.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
The Toronto Maple Leafs booted Craig Berube after experiencing the loss of Mitch Marner to Vegas in the offseason and then the NHL’s most precipitous drop in the standings, from 108 points to 78.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted
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During Miami’s two periods of special teams work Malik Washington fumbled his first kickoff return, but most of the other punt returners and kickoff returned fielded their attempts well.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Given how badly Karen Bass has fumbled as mayor, Raman couldn’t do much worse.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The 2006 Royals had the worst bullpen ERA in baseball and blew 31 saves.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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The Boston Celtics blew a 3-1 lead to the 76ers in the first round and the Detroit Pistons lost to the Cavaliers in seven games in the second round.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The president introduced the first new warship, dubbed the USS Defiant, in December.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The 1927 Yankees were dubbed Murderers’ Row.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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“Booted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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