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
Charter Communications , Cognizant Technology Solutions , Insmed , Verisk and Zscaler are the companies being booted from the index.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 June 2026
With one out and runners on first and second, Brock hit a roller that instead of resulting in a double play was booted by LeBlanc to load the bases.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
But Marlon and Shawn fought for over two decades to regain control of the franchise (after being booted following Scary Movie 2 by Dimension Films, then under the control of Bob and Harvey Weinstein).
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
He was also booted from his 30-room Windsor mansion as that scandal unraveled.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Before that, however, he was booted from the Mets’ rotation after giving up six runs, 11 hits and three walks in five innings.
—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
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
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 June 2026
With one out and runners on first and second, Brock hit a roller that instead of resulting in a double play was booted by LeBlanc to load the bases.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
But Marlon and Shawn fought for over two decades to regain control of the franchise (after being booted following Scary Movie 2 by Dimension Films, then under the control of Bob and Harvey Weinstein).
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
He was also booted from his 30-room Windsor mansion as that scandal unraveled.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Before that, however, he was booted from the Mets’ rotation after giving up six runs, 11 hits and three walks in five innings.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted
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Before that, when the Jets could have taken the lead on their opening drive, Allen fumbled on the Dolphins’ 1-yard line.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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The Spurs had one more chance, but Stephon Castle fumbled the inbounds pass and pandemonium at Madison Square Garden followed.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Once the opening whistle blew, all the focus turned to the field.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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After someone blew a hole in the Nord Stream Pipeline deep under the Baltic Sea in September 2022, the global media debated a geopolitical whodunnit.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
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But my voice never gets dubbed.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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After the game, head coach Mike Brown dubbed Anunoby's tip-in the biggest play in the history of Knicks basketball.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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“Booted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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