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Recent Examples of booing
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
The defense stunk, the presnap penalties were an epidemic, and the booing and animus against quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was simmering to a loud boil.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The booing during and after that game pointed to a fanbase on edge, anxious about performances, and a team whose confidence was bruised.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
The families of the hostages condemned the booing.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
One prominent Lions player wasn't a fan of the booing, however.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Which could explain some of the booing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Trump plowed on loudly through the booing.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for booing
Noun
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And there’s a constant hissing noise around it.—
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Noise of trees crackling and sap hissing, branches thumping down, timber being dragged and chopped.—
Verb
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But he was overwhelmed by the jeering chorus of students.—
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An unrecognizable Sean Hayes plays the jeering host, Gary Greenbacks.—
Noun
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Peek-a-boo bras that perk out of tops were all over last year’s red carpets.—
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Even if your boo won’t express it eloquently enough, know that these bestsellers will leave him grateful.—
Noun
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His remarks received a mixed reaction from the crowd, with cheers, jeers and a few boos.—
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Every comedian has to contend with hecklers — and Adam Sandler still remembers a particularly strange jeer from his teenage stand-up days.—
Noun
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The redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.—
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However, in hindsight, having a whistle—something Dyason never hikes without—would have been much more effective.—
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“Booing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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