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
  • Because of long-standing class politics in Britain, the country was particularly primed for the kind of coverage that emerged from Baden-Baden.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The bus is primed for autonomy For years, researchers and journalists have made the case that a better bus service is a simple way to improve cities and impact millions of Americans’ lives.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of prime
Verb
  • Lara wrote that football players were aware of the district’s policy because all students have been educated about hate speech.
    Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • While staff shortages pose an enormous challenge, school districts remain legally obligated–regardless of resources—to educate students with disabilities.
    Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of educate
Verb
  • And so The Diplomat sets the stage for Wyler to be schooled, over and over, by Penn and her reactionary doctrine through the end of the season, a dynamic that with each scene reveals how little the series has done to make Wyler a lucid character of her own.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, they have been schooled in the five-paragraph essay with an introduction, three supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of school
Verb
  • Residents were also instructed to clean and scrub any containers with hot soapy water or bleach to remove any Aedes aegypti eggs and leave them to dry for at least a day.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The ship was loaded with furs and other commodities, and the captain was instructed to sail it back to a port in eastern Lake Erie.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • And the breakfast, brunch and lunch chain is providing a treat to encourage acts of kindness.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Lifeline provides 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of provide
Verb
  • The presence of an employee or volunteer trained to administer cold-water immersion is recommended.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • About 7% of HSE students take courses to train as nurses, medical technicians and welders but a much greater number, perhaps more than 20%-30%, can’t take the courses because of space and transportation constraints.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of train
Verb
  • Breeze Airways is gearing up for winter with one-way flights starting at $39 — offering escapes from sunny beaches to popular ski destinations.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The filmmaker and producer is currently gearing up for the launch of his soccer drama 52 Blue on the festival circuit in early 2025.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of gear up
Verb
  • The huts have either an outhouse or an indoor bathroom with toilet paper supplied.
    Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • By some estimates, Pyongyang has also supplied half the shells Russia is using in Ukraine.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of supply
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