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
Last season, down by a touchdown, quarterback Justin Herbert marched the team on a game-tying drive before Cameron Dicker booted a 43-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.
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Janis Carr, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
This marks the first time in Wembanyama's professional career that he has been booted from a game.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
After a series of coups by officers dissatisfied with lagging counterterrorism efforts, juntas in the three countries booted France altogether, establishing close ties with Russia instead.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
In January 2003, angry former Time Warner shareholders booted Case as chairman, and that September, the board dropped the AOL name.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026
As the final results came in Saturday, Labour had lost 1,000 local council seats across England and was booted from power in Wales after 27 years.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
But while Instructure seemingly booted the hackers, ShinyHunters regained access on Thursday to post the extortion note across Canvas.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
There was the whole thing where Altman got booted and then reinstated.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Dreyer lobbed a pass that Marcus Ingvartsen booted home, capitalizing on Christopher McVey’s header attempt.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Janis Carr, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
This marks the first time in Wembanyama's professional career that he has been booted from a game.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
After a series of coups by officers dissatisfied with lagging counterterrorism efforts, juntas in the three countries booted France altogether, establishing close ties with Russia instead.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
In January 2003, angry former Time Warner shareholders booted Case as chairman, and that September, the board dropped the AOL name.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026
As the final results came in Saturday, Labour had lost 1,000 local council seats across England and was booted from power in Wales after 27 years.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
But while Instructure seemingly booted the hackers, ShinyHunters regained access on Thursday to post the extortion note across Canvas.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
There was the whole thing where Altman got booted and then reinstated.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Dreyer lobbed a pass that Marcus Ingvartsen booted home, capitalizing on Christopher McVey’s header attempt.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted
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The attempt to create a viable and vibrant residential hub arrives after years of neglect and fumbled strategies by the prior owner, an affiliate of Z&L Properties.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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The city fumbled the rollout of the parks bond and now the residents are paying — in both money and exasperation, Inserra noted.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Authorities said a tractor-trailer car hauler blew a tire while traveling eastbound on I-10 near Valencia Road, causing the truck to hit a guardrail, roll into the median and burst into flames, CBS affiliate KOLD reported.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The smoke from the island fire blew east to the California coast and will be impacting air quality early this week, the National Weather Service in San Diego reported.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The cabinet-sized units, dubbed XFRA, are installed on the sides of homes and small businesses.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Besides albums dubbed onto cassette tapes and Top of the Pops episodes recorded off the BBC, there was little music content available, almost all of which came from Europe.—
Lily Moayeri,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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“Booted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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