booted (up)

verb

Definition of booted (up)next
past tense of boot (up)
as in primed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted (up)
  1. primed
  2. educated
  3. instructed
  4. schooled
  5. provided
  6. mounted
  7. arranged
  8. trained
Verb
  • 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
Definition of primed
Verb
  • This is, of course, a significant departure from Tony Blair’s aim of creating a modern workforce that was largely university-educated.
    — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Parents who themselves are college-educated are the most likely to expect to spend more on items for after-school activities, about $503 on average, compared to $207 among parents without college degrees.
    — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of educated
Verb
  • Cody instructed Figueroa to send her a text message memorializing his concerns and reasons for wanting to resign, the lawsuit said.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
  • Just 6 weeks later, MaineHealth instructed providers to tell patients the unit would be closing in December.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • Other coaches might have channeled Crash Davis as schooled in Bull Durham, opting to cliché their way out of the tricky spot.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Webb was schooled in the Air Raid before the invention of the Air Pod.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
Definition of schooled
Verb
  • The Chiefs opened their free agency by handing Reid a reason to run the ball more and provided him an avenue toward running it more effectively.
    — Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • On a warm summer evening with the sun setting behind the lawn, the amphitheater provided a fitting backdrop for Mellencamp’s heartland rock.
    — Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of provided
Verb
  • These supply-chain upheavals have mounted pressures on certain industries like aviation, where jet fuel costs have soared, and agriculture, which has dealt with shortages of key chemicals used in fertilizers as a result of Strait of Hormuz closures.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Pressure on the power system has mounted as Cuba struggles to secure ​fuel imports.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of mounted
Verb
  • The detail arranged the traffic stop on the other side of the island, in front of the Lihue post office, under the assumption that Brun would surrender peacefully in such a public location.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • After the living room, Birdie wandered to the dining room, where she was cast into an underwater light, the sun sifting through the plants arranged by the long window.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • The team isn’t happy about staying behind while the boss risks life and limb, but as Cody points out, none of them are trained for the type of warfare being waged on this front.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Systemic change requires managers trained in inclusive leadership and transparent data on gender equity.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of trained
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