boots (up)

verb

Definition of boots (up)next
present tense third-person singular of boot (up)
as in schools

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  1. schools
  2. instructs
  3. educates
  4. provides
  5. trains
Verb
  • Dean Fabrizio and James Teter, each hired in 2009, have been at their Class 6A schools the longest.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of schools
Verb
  • The Gap Between Agreement And Action​ Most change guidance instructs leaders how to gain commitment.
    — John Radman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Using this simple sequence, Grok then follows the command as soon as the user instructs the assistant to summarize the page.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructs
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  • None of these institutions educates hundreds of thousands of students.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Definition of educates
Verb
  • Instead, the watermarking provides statistical evidence that suggests whether AI was involved.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After a few rounds of showers and storms, high pressure builds in and provides a pair of quieter days.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of provides
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  • Since first unveiling the song ‘Bop’ in February 2025, Duplantis, who trains between Stockholm and Louisiana, where he was born, has released six more records.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That protein then trains the immune system to learn to attack cancer cells.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of trains
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