boot (up)

verb

Definition of boot (up)next
as in to prime

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot (up)
  1. prime
  2. educate
  3. school
  4. instruct
  5. provide
  6. train
  7. gear up
  8. supply
Verb
  • His performance in The Life List primes him to be the internet's next romantic obsession, a.k.a.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Democrats are primed to have a motivated base in what are often lower turnout off-year elections.
    — Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of prime
Verb
  • The nonprofit sector should leverage this potential wealth transfer by investing time in educating donors about the importance of unrestricted gifts.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The state agencies charged with addressing hard drug addiction and the safe use of cannabis are failing to educate the public as to the dangers of drug use.
    — Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of educate
Verb
  • Despite being a longtime celebrity chef, Guy Fieri can still get schooled.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The comedian, 42, joked that his dad has been schooling him on proper Emmy etiquette ever since the trophy arrived.
    — EW.com, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of school
Verb
  • At one point during the convention when support seemed at low ebb, Wilson sent McCombs a note instructing him to withdraw Wilson's name from consideration, but McCombs pocketed the note without taking action.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Stewart said that part of the initiative is a social media campaign instructing individuals to post a picture of themselves wearing the T-shirt or hoodie on Monday paired with the hashtags #EveryoneIsWelcome, #InclusiveIdaho, or #WestAdaSchools.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • This analysis provides a useful framework for identifying where basketball demand may be strongest and where opportunities for future growth could emerge.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Three Point Capital provided the loan on the New Mexico Tax Credit. Martindale is represented by Gersh, Peikoff Mahan and Wolf Kasteler.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of provide
Verb
  • Pilot training has six CRJ simulators and annually trains about 600 new pilots, 250 upgrading pilots and others who undergo recurrent training.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The cause may also be as simple as not using the right rewards to train them.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of train
Verb
  • Two years later, SZA is now gearing up to join Lamar on their joint tour, which kicks off April 19 in Minneapolis.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Less than a fortnight ago, Slot’s first season at Anfield was geared up to be one of the greatest in club history.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of gear up
Verb
  • President Trump said that the Houthis face inevitable and escalating destruction and warned Iran to stop supplying the Yemeni militant group.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The four plaintiffs worked on three different fishing vessels which supplied tuna to Bumble Bee, according to the legal complaint, which was filed on March 12 in federal court in California.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of supply
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