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
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
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).
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 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
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.
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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.
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Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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
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).
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 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
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, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.
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After South Korea’s goalkeeper fumbled a ball, Luis Romo scored the goal that gave the Mexicans six points and pushed them to the top of the standings.
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Messi somehow blew a penalty kick in the eighth minute, when teammate Lautaro Martinez was brought down by Austrian defender Stefan Posch.
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Several hours before the whistle blew on the pitch, Norwegian fans flocked to Times Square in the heart of New York City to give their squad a proper sendoff.
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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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“Booted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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