booted (up)

Definition of booted (up)next
past tense of boot (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted (up)
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
Verb
  • In keeping with royal tradition, the young Duke of Kent was educated at Ludgrove (also attended by Prince William and Prince Harry), then Eton and later Le Rosey in Switzerland.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
  • On campus, students are educated on the importance of not touching or feeding the donkeys, which weigh about 500 pounds and can charge at humans when feeling threatened.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In some reports, customers said the salesperson instructed them to authorize charges flagged by their bank as potentially fraudulent.
    — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The attack sparked a wave of criticism from European officials, just weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron instructed lawmakers to draft a new protection plan against the growing threat of cyberattacks in the country, and beyond.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • An expatriate resident of Riyadh told CNN their children were being schooled at home this week.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In-line fours got bigger, went a hell of a lot faster, and schooled several generations of riders in sheer terror, while simultaneously addicting them to industrial doses of adrenaline.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Check out the first images of The Cold Song, provided exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter, below.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Customers who had been due to fly on Saturday were provided with accommodation and rebooked on alternative flights, according to the airline.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI’s report on influence campaigns mounted using its technology also described a cluster of ChatGPT accounts in Russia that were banned after they were used to operate what appeared to be a fake think tank in Latin America.
    — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Since the start of the war in Ukraine almost five years ago, Russia has mounted ever more aggressive attacks in Europe, far from the battlefield.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Cleanup crews are also arranged, with Life Time paying several local clubs and volunteer groups to pick up any garbage left after the race, according to Thurman.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • They have been arranged so that the main entrance opens onto the living room.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But Ry quite easily shows that Daisy trained on a lot of different data.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Since negotiations began in July, the Hialeah Fire Department has lost five firefighters, including a paramedic/hazardous material technician trained to respond to incidents involving dangerous chemicals.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Booted (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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