booting

present participle of boot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of booting Perez retaliated by stripping Caruso of his committee chairmanship and booting him out of his corner office into another space. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025 Romo had the more impressive make, booting one through from 57 yards. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booting
Verb
  • Boise State played an uneven first half in Tampa, fumbling twice and committing a huge penalty that gave life to a South Florida touchdown drive.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Facial recognition can help reduce wait times, eliminate the hassle of fumbling with documents and free up staff to focus on higher-value service.
    Jeff Kim, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the Ravens are gaining on them after blowing a 15-point lead to the Bills in the fourth quarter of the teams’ epic opener Sunday night.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new season sets Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) on a quest to find whoever is threatening the life of her roommate Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), and murdering people near the campus of Nevermore Academy with the help of a murder of crows.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • When he was first questioned by the police, the outlet alleged that Mirza accused a drug dealer of murdering Marsuk, saying that he was also injured and threatened in the altercation.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Booting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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