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
On Saturday, the reality star — who was booted from the show mere days after entering the Villa as a bombshell — shared a TikTok addressing her abrupt departure.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
Freddie Freeman hit a leadoff double and came racing around to score the go-ahead run with one out when second baseman Will Wagner booted Max Muncy's grounder for an error.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Keyser’s exit follows that of Vasana Montgomery, who was booted off the show for the same reason before Season 8 even premiered.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Rays shortstop Taylor Walls booted a line drive from Caglianone.
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Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
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
He was also booted from his 30-room Windsor mansion as that scandal unraveled.
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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.
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Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Instagram’s parent, Meta, has since booted out the hackers.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
Freddie Freeman hit a leadoff double and came racing around to score the go-ahead run with one out when second baseman Will Wagner booted Max Muncy's grounder for an error.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Keyser’s exit follows that of Vasana Montgomery, who was booted off the show for the same reason before Season 8 even premiered.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Rays shortstop Taylor Walls booted a line drive from Caglianone.
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Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Charter Communications , Cognizant Technology Solutions , Insmed , Verisk and Zscaler are the companies being booted from the index.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
He was also booted from his 30-room Windsor mansion as that scandal unraveled.
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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.
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Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Instagram’s parent, Meta, has since booted out the hackers.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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Before that, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.
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Coach Matt LaFleur faces immense pressure after the team blew a 21-3 playoff lead and finished with five straight losses.
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But what really blew me away was the sheer scale of the panoramas.
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The app will include coding, chat, and a new agentic workflow capability dubbed Autopilot, Fortune reported in May.
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The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths.
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