boot (up)

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Verb
  • Resistance training appears to prime a stronger nighttime growth hormone pulse, stacking the daytime signal with overnight repair.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
  • Bill Sheldrake, of Policy Analytics, noted the RDA gave the LDE $5 million in seed money to prime the pump for grants.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
  • Several teachers on the staff have been a part of Ocean Week since its origins in 1993 including Halboth, Linda Tan and Christi Walter—all three are retiring this spring after giving 35 years of educating Rancho Santa Fe students.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Clark attended an elementary and a middle school in person at the district, but following the pandemic his family enrolled him online schooling full time, Canning said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • This is especially true early in the spawn, when the shallowest waters heat up first, and crappies arrive looking for baitfish schooled up right to shore.
    John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Raffensperger was also directed to immediately instruct all staff to admit observers and afford them reasonable proximity to meaningfully observe all activities without interfering with election operations.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • In each study, researchers observed participants over time rather than instructing them to consume a specific amount of legumes or soy.
    Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Cameron Brink’s 10 points were the only ones provided by the Sparks’ bench, while the Tempo got 42 points from reserves.
    Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2026
  • Accessibility Ocean Casino Resort strives to provide an accessible experience for all guests.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • All raised together, all trained together by Terminus himself.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • These schools may very well be training their own replacements.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • As a result, the Cowboys will make the nearly 11-hour flight back to Dallas and gear up for another game the following week.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
  • In March, the Census Bureau began hiring for the special census, and the city again began to gear up for the push.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • Travis Miller, an energy and utilities analyst for Morningstar, said utility executives on earnings calls are emphasizing efforts to cut costs or protect residential customers from the cost to supply electricity to data centers.
    Marc Levy, Fortune, 17 May 2026
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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