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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot (up)
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In many respects, the film’s success isn’t exactly a surprise, reflecting on the widening market for kpop and the many fans of Asian animation that are primed to enjoy a western product that takes obvious inspiration from anime in its visual style.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025 -
So we’re getting primed at some point for a big fire-weather week.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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The panel called on the convention crowd to educate themselves on their rights and speak out about their concerns — and not just online.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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And as the number of A schools creeps upward, that’s ignited a debate on whether Florida is grading its schools effectively, and whether grade inflation is masking continued difficulties educating students.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Instead of being schooled as a courtesan, Alix has been shipped off to England in order to learn the skills required of a proper English wife.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Over time, seeing Griffith and other songwriters such as Don Sanders and Eric Taylor schooled Lovett on how songwriters expressed themselves through their music.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
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Protesters were instructed to disperse before agents deployed what appeared to be tear-gas canisters and flash-bangs into the crowd, eventually breaking up the mob.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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Shoppers are instructed to return the product to any Walmart store for a full refund.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Businesses should ask chatbot vendors to provide real-world data showing how their bots compare to human agents in terms of efficiency, accuracy and customer satisfaction.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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Factors like weather patterns, the size of animal populations that provide food for ticks, and outdoor human activities can affect the scale of tick exposures.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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From 2004 to 2009, a team excavated the Neumark-Nord 2 site year-round, even training over 175 international students in the process.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Fans turned out Friday to see the Golden State Warriors star, who won the tourney that year but skipped it in 2024 to train for the Olympics, who seemed likely to contend again amid a powerful lineup of current athletes, sports legends and other celebrities and entertainers.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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Neon is gearing up to release The Secret Agent theatrically this fall in the U.S. where an awards campaign is planned.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 July 2025
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Still, whatever the positive signs, business is gearing up for a fight if the government wants to lift taxes again.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Its patriarch, Eugenio, began supplying a few hundred liters of wine to small stores and nobles residing there.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Like Bacall, who supplied mystery and magic to help make Bogart a movie star, AOC supplied the energy and magic to make Mamdani a political star.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
5 July 2025
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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