as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question
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Recent Examples of booted
Smith briefly went into the medical tent while Elliott booted a 51-yarder that gave them a 13-10 lead.
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Elon Musk has been booted from his spot as the world's richest person, according to Bloomberg's latest ranking.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Some states with a lone 400 member last year were booted from the list, including Idaho (Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot), Rhode Island (Providence Equity Partners founder Jonathon Nelson) and Maine (Dexter Shoe Company heiress Susan Alfond).
—Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
He was booted from last year’s Coney Island hot dog eating contest for signing a deal to promote Impossible nuggets and handed a one-year suspension.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
His character in Prime Video’s satirical superhero series was the CEO of Vought, a corrupt corporation at the center of the drama, but he was booted out of the position.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Arizona took a 3-0 lead in the second after Trevor Story booted what could have been an inning-ending double play.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But in return, the Spring Hill lawyer gets booted from the Bar for at least five years and any civil or criminal matters associated with the Bar cases remain unaffected.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
With one out, Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez hit a sharp ground ball directly to Moore, who booted it.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Elon Musk has been booted from his spot as the world's richest person, according to Bloomberg's latest ranking.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Some states with a lone 400 member last year were booted from the list, including Idaho (Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot), Rhode Island (Providence Equity Partners founder Jonathon Nelson) and Maine (Dexter Shoe Company heiress Susan Alfond).
—Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
He was booted from last year’s Coney Island hot dog eating contest for signing a deal to promote Impossible nuggets and handed a one-year suspension.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
His character in Prime Video’s satirical superhero series was the CEO of Vought, a corrupt corporation at the center of the drama, but he was booted out of the position.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Arizona took a 3-0 lead in the second after Trevor Story booted what could have been an inning-ending double play.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But in return, the Spring Hill lawyer gets booted from the Bar for at least five years and any civil or criminal matters associated with the Bar cases remain unaffected.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
With one out, Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez hit a sharp ground ball directly to Moore, who booted it.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted
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There was no ninth-inning drama like Saturday in Baltimore, when Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the bullpen fumbled away a chance at a victory.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Progressives fumbled their 2022 campaigns for the seat, when multiple candidates with left-wing credentials knocked each other out, letting Goldman prevail with just 26% of the vote.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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More Ramirez/Getty Images On Thursday, after his team blew a 4-0 first-inning lead to lose 6-4 in the Phillies series finale, Mendoza accepted blame for the team's current skid.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sean Brock has been on a mission to create the perfect pizza after a meal at the pizza joint Savoy in Japan completely blew his mind.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The 20-to-30 degrees of galactic latitude, both north and south of the galactic plane, were dubbed the Zone of Avoidance in the late 19th century, because while there were huge numbers of spiral nebulae elsewhere, all across the sky, there were none found in or near the plane of the Milky Way.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Booted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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