as in fumbling
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 booting
Then in 2023, researchers discovered LogoFail, a series of critical vulnerabilities found UEFIs booting up just about every Windows and Linux system in the world.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
For example, OpenAI lets users send its default model 10 messages every five hours before booting them to a weaker version.
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Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Upon booting the game up, a swift run of horns plays the main theme, a magnificent game-spanning refrain which appears during the mightiest moments, from title screen to credits.
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Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
Striker Dejan Joveljic slotted home his team-leading fifth goal of the year, booting in an 18th-minute mistake by the Sounders in front of their own goal.
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The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
But coyotes have been steadily gaining territory, booting foxes out of any space wild enough for coyotes to live.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
Mission specialist Christina Koch noted an issue with booting up the part of Orion’s waste management system that collects urine.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
Eldridge expressed disdain for booting a routine grounder in the seventh, but rookie manager Tony Vitello came away impressed with the top prospect’s effort on defense.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Strom added that the offering outreach to homeless people with the threat of booting them and throwing their belongings out is counterproductive.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
For example, OpenAI lets users send its default model 10 messages every five hours before booting them to a weaker version.
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Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Upon booting the game up, a swift run of horns plays the main theme, a magnificent game-spanning refrain which appears during the mightiest moments, from title screen to credits.
—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
Striker Dejan Joveljic slotted home his team-leading fifth goal of the year, booting in an 18th-minute mistake by the Sounders in front of their own goal.
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The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
But coyotes have been steadily gaining territory, booting foxes out of any space wild enough for coyotes to live.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
Mission specialist Christina Koch noted an issue with booting up the part of Orion’s waste management system that collects urine.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
Eldridge expressed disdain for booting a routine grounder in the seventh, but rookie manager Tony Vitello came away impressed with the top prospect’s effort on defense.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Strom added that the offering outreach to homeless people with the threat of booting them and throwing their belongings out is counterproductive.
—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booting
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My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse.
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Bennett is concerned, for instance, that Hong could win her primary and then be defeated in November by Republican Tom Tiffany, fumbling the governorship of a swing state into the hands of a far-right Freedom Caucus member who dabbled in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
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The Detroit Tigers are blowing a golden opportunity.
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The Sox bullpen didn’t perform any better on Sunday, blowing leads in the ninth and 10th innings of a 5-4 loss to get swept in Detroit and finish 1-5 on the road trip.
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The ruling handed down on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of a May 2025 hearing presided over by Cuyahoga County judge Nancy Margaret Russo, the same judge who found Shirilla guilty of murdering her boyfriend, Dominic Russo (no relation) and their friend, Davion Flanagan, in a 2022 car crash.
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Sam Worthington leads the series as David Burroughs, a father serving a life sentence for murdering his own son five years ago.
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“Booting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booting. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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