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Recent Examples of aloft
When warmer air rides over that shallow layer of cold air at the surface, rain droplets can melt aloft and then refreeze on contact, leading to freezing rain.
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Troy Bridges, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
His image has indeed been held aloft by some protesters, though gauging his true level of support inside the country is difficult given the lack of reliable opinion polls and independent media.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Riding that hope of practicality and affordability, in November, 2025 a first data satellite went aloft, courtesy of Starcloud, a space startup based in Redmond, Washington.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
At her funeral, mourners wrested her casket from the official pallbearers and carried it aloft through the streets of Cairo, to her burial place.
—Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 27 Dec. 2025
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Troy Bridges, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
His image has indeed been held aloft by some protesters, though gauging his true level of support inside the country is difficult given the lack of reliable opinion polls and independent media.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Riding that hope of practicality and affordability, in November, 2025 a first data satellite went aloft, courtesy of Starcloud, a space startup based in Redmond, Washington.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
At her funeral, mourners wrested her casket from the official pallbearers and carried it aloft through the streets of Cairo, to her burial place.
—Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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As a helicopter hovered overhead and legal observers blew whistles, the center went into a lockdown that lasted three hours that day, and then did the same for four hours the next day when ICE circled again.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ravens circle overhead, croaking at my presence in defiance.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Super Bowl ticket prices have fluctuated in recent years, though average ticket costs have typically trended upward, peaking in 2024.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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After installing the trellising in an existing garden, use plant clips or twine to encourage vining plants to grow upwards and then plant smaller edibles or flowers that like light shade in the shadow cast by the trellising system.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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For The Times) While the other restaurants mentioned above may excel at a handful of dishes, Sea Harbour has consistently covered all the dim sum basics for more than two decades.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The sums outlined above also do not show the full picture.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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