life raft
noun
: a raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed for use by people forced into the water
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The paradox of partnership Relationships often function like one-way life rafts, keeping men afloat while leaving women depleted.
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Vanessa Bennett, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
Bleary-eyed bankers, jaded journalists, and start-up founders, all one pivot away from a meltdown, clutched paper cups like life rafts.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Mosquitoes, blackflies, and a few deerflies kept me obnoxious company under the canopy of the life raft.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the Baroness's remaining lover, Rudy, manages to get the attention of a passing boat, boards a life raft, and leaves the island behind.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Vanessa Bennett, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
Bleary-eyed bankers, jaded journalists, and start-up founders, all one pivot away from a meltdown, clutched paper cups like life rafts.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Mosquitoes, blackflies, and a few deerflies kept me obnoxious company under the canopy of the life raft.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the Baroness's remaining lover, Rudy, manages to get the attention of a passing boat, boards a life raft, and leaves the island behind.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Life raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20raft. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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