booted (up)

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
  • But many dissidents felt profoundly ambivalent toward a society that, despite having become better educated and more urbanized, was also more dependent than ever on the state.
    Benjamin Nathans September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Read, research and don’t fail yourself and families by not being educated on the facts.
    Emily Barnes, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Canada Post’s postal workers went on a nationwide strike Thursday night after the Canadian government instructed the company to end door-to-door delivery for 4 million addresses.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
  • These locations would not confirm or respond to calls from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, with one employee saying staff were instructed by the company to not speak with media.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Vance’s critique of the Ford Foundation’s tax-exempt status was limited to its support of The Nation during his podcast appearance, other administration officials have provided clues as to how the government will conduct its scrutiny of liberal philanthropies.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In principle, a CNTR rocket can double the specific impulse provided by previous nuclear thermal rocket designs dating back to the 1950s (and still being worked on by NASA and DARPA today) as well as quadruple that which can be achieved by chemical rockets.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Arthur later schooled me in the wonders of Belgian beers, now bringing those ideas to vibrant life at his brewery, The Lost Abbey.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The film acknowledges but rises above that violence as Cervantes’ coming of age tale, as a literary genius and one of history’s greatest humanists, schooled by a disciple of Erasmus.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Much of that production came as the Eagles mounted their second-half comeback.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Settlers mounted more expeditions to capture more slaves from other Caribbean islands and from villages along Venezuela’s coast.
    Greg Grandin September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Szyszkiewicz was arranged in Seneca County Centralized Arraignment Part Court and is being held on a $250,000 bail or a $500,000 bond.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • It’s also brilliantly arranged, from the chiming guitar on the intro to the way the rhythm section makes its entrance (McCartney-esque bassline and rat-a-tat snare) before pulling back on the chorus, where Ruess’ vocal appears to be floating in space on a bed of keyboards and piano.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most are trained to read bear behavior and can warn you before an unsafe situation unfolds.
    Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Although trained to diagnose, Casey prefers to avoid rigid labels and instead identifies the root of imbalance psycho-individually, helping clients break free from limitations and constraints to step into deeper fulfillment, accountability, and higher consciousness.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Booted (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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