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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted (up)
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Leading up to the offseason, with a weakened starting pitching class, Valdez is primed to be the headlining option in the winter, and Patrick McAvoy of Sports Illustrated thinks that the New York Mets are a prime landing spot.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The limits exist because the law imposes some responsibility on employers to ensure participants are sufficiently educated to make appropriate investment decisions.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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How well they are educated, prepared for higher education or the job market, will be a big factor determining whether California’s economy, and thus its socioeconomic whole, succeeds or fails.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Anthropic’s red team caught early versions escaping their sandbox, gaining internet access and emailing researchers without being instructed to do any of it.—
Shreyans Mehta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Armed guards were placed outside the compound, and children were instructed to remove water pistols and miniature guns from their Lego sets, in case the feds argued that weapons were encouraged on the compound.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Shaq’s pregame ritual schooled 10-year-old me on the low end of audio frequency.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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This is especially true early in the spawn, when the shallowest waters heat up first, and crappies arrive looking for baitfish schooled up right to shore.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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No other details were provided.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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This is best displayed in the no spill Paw Patrol cup provided to my toddler at one of the restaurants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Some riders were mounted, while others were leading horses by hand when the startled animals broke free, the outlet said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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By July, things were Instagram official, and by Christmas, Lipa was sporting a round diamond mounted on a thick cigar band, a ring commissioned by Turner after consultation with Lipa's close friends.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
31 May 2026
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Decisions also have to be made quickly, and the logistics for sending power from one company have to be arranged before the blackout begins.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Over email, van der Sloot arranged to provide the Holloway family with information about Natalee in exchange for $250,000.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Serna had trained with Prefontaine, holder of all seven American records between 2,000 and 10,000 meters, on a March recruiting trip to Oregon.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Machine-learning algorithms trained on data gathered across five scenarios – normal activity, ultraviolet light exposure, chemical exposure, heat, and the presence of food – were able to identify the insect’s environmental state with 93 percent accuracy.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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“Booted (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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