Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot (up)
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Even mountaineering training guidance includes step-up exercises to help prime the glutes and quads for intense uphill climbs with a load on your back.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026 -
This form of compassion helps prime us to act out our compassionate concern for others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Years of disinvestment, inconsistent arts funding and bureaucratic contracting delays have hollowed out the robust infrastructure that allows these artists to educate fellow New Yorkers.—
Kimberly Olsen,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Half a blip later, once the contestant has correctly named that tune, the audience becomes Coyne, the humble game show host hoping to be schooled in the mysterious tower of song.—
Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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The administration’s cavalier approach to the law prompted at least one judge to school its lawyers in proper procedure.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Justice Department filed the affidavit to a Georgia federal court for release to the public on the order of a federal judge, who instructed government lawyers to make redactions to shield the names of nongovernmental witnesses.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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But Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl, who is overseeing the trial, has instructed them not to search for or view any information related to the case or to change their settings to evaluate claims made during trial.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hospitals are so poorly equipped that patients are asked to provide supplies needed for their care, from syringes to surgical screws.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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This data is then used to train an AI model overnight on high-performance GPUs.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The group trained at the old Northside YMCA on North 12th Street and West Garfield Avenue.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Kansas elections Over in Kansas, the tension over voting rights has hit home locally as voters gear up to choose the state’s next top election official.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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The franchises who fancy themselves contenders gear up for the sprint to the postseason, while other teams pack it up and commit to tanking.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Due to weather conditions, firefighters initiated a second alarm as mutual aid from the Southington and New Britain Fire Departments supplied station coverage, according to fire officials.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Factbook also supplied superlatives that trivia buffs could count on, issuing Daily Facts of historical and geographical significance.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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