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to leave a place often for another
I'm running late, so I've got to book
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Recent Examples of booked
Smith was booked into the Lonoke County jail on the felony charge, then released around noon Friday, according to an online inmate roster.
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Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
Showgirl will be booked at rival non-AMC circuits.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Daniel Ryan Clark was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County jail on Thursday on charges of tampering with a deceased human body, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to a police news release.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Williams, booked by Jeff Roberts Agency, will launch the current iteration of his Revival Nights Tour in October, with openers We The Kingdom, Ben Fuller and Leanna Crawford.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
The 25-year-old man -- identified by the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office as Ramodre Edwards -- was booked into the King County jail early Friday on suspicion of assault and hate crime, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
The suspect was arrested and booked into main jail.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
McClean was arrested in Nashville and booked July 17, 2024, according to jail records.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Wednesday’s game was played at the San Jose Sharks’ arena in San Jose because the Laver Cup tennis showcase had booked Chase Center before Golden State had even been granted an expansion team.
—News Services, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
Showgirl will be booked at rival non-AMC circuits.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Daniel Ryan Clark was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County jail on Thursday on charges of tampering with a deceased human body, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to a police news release.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Williams, booked by Jeff Roberts Agency, will launch the current iteration of his Revival Nights Tour in October, with openers We The Kingdom, Ben Fuller and Leanna Crawford.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
The 25-year-old man -- identified by the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office as Ramodre Edwards -- was booked into the King County jail early Friday on suspicion of assault and hate crime, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
The suspect was arrested and booked into main jail.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
McClean was arrested in Nashville and booked July 17, 2024, according to jail records.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Wednesday’s game was played at the San Jose Sharks’ arena in San Jose because the Laver Cup tennis showcase had booked Chase Center before Golden State had even been granted an expansion team.
—News Services, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
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All rights reserved The Los Angeles Dodgers have shown creativity in their approach to Shohei Ohtani's return from Tommy John surgery, especially since there was no blueprint to follow.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The name in the biggest font is Anyma, whose mention is floating at the bottom of the poster in a position that in previous years has been reserved for artists including Travis Scott, Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia, all of whom played the mainstage in their respective years.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kristin Juszczyk provided an update on her husband, #49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk, who exited Sunday’s game with a concussion.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Vance, however, exited Nayra after being elected to the Senate in the 2022 midterm election.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Titan Protection Security was hired, but that didn’t bring the company much comfort since employees work in the building all hours of the day.—
PJ Green
September 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Masino was hired at Cracker Barrel in 2023 after holding top positions at Taco Bell and Starbucks’ smaller international divisions and as CEO of Sprinkles Cupcakes.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Featuring a spacious taproom and pleasant patio, Wildbloom Beer is a business of one, run by Devin Bush, who at 19 moved from Connecticut to the United Kingdom to study brewing and has been brewing and distilling for almost 20 years now.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1877, John Woodward Jenkins moved with his family from Elburg, Illinois, to Leavenworth in search of musical opportunities.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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López departed after four innings and just 61 pitches in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Target Field, getting five more outs after the play before leaving with what the Twins called right forearm tightness as a result of the dive.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, Iger then returned in 2022 at Disney's request after his own successor, Bob Chapek, suddenly departed.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The show got underway outdoors at Borough Hall with a handful of guests and many more onlookers (the runway was raised, which was a nice touch).—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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The actress got her start on PBS' Barney & Friends in 2002.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Jefferson-Wooden went into these championships as a strong favorite to secure the victory.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This year, Tillman went head-to-head with another Severance star Zach Cherry.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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But 1996 turned out to be just the early innings of the dot-com mania, and those who bailed in late 1996 missed one of the most impressive five-year S&P 500 stretches on record.—
Dan Runkevicius,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At an equally certain point, her fans and many of her critic champions bailed, at least for many years.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Booked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booked. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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