as in loads
a considerable amount
the babysitter had to listen to a whole raft of rules before she was allowed to even pick up the baby
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Recent Examples of raft
Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The river — a popular spot for white water rafting around this time of the year — is fast-moving and dangerous.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 June 2025
But the greater significance of their experiment may be as a trial run for a raft of other biomedical projects planned for low-gravity environments that spur cell growth.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 13 June 2025
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Noun
Another one of Hill’s favorite backcountry adventures is rafting.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The river — a popular spot for white water rafting around this time of the year — is fast-moving and dangerous.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Verb
Reportedly, the sequence ends with all the Buzzes building rafts and sailing determinedly off into the ocean.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 June 2025
But the greater significance of their experiment may be as a trial run for a raft of other biomedical projects planned for low-gravity environments that spur cell growth.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raft
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On the lighter side, rewrite your understanding of the tart Cosmopolitan with the Chateau Marmont, buoyed with St-Germain, green Chartreuse and hibiscus, which add body where the traditional vodka-cran-triple-sec recipe does not.—
Esther Tseng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Second-quarter growth is projected at 3%, buoyed by a likely normalization of import activity.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Oracle has announced a slew of AI deals in recent months, including the joint Stargate venture with OpenAI and SoftBank to invest billions in bolstering AI infrastructure.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Facing a slew of position player injuries in April, the Twins acquired Bride after the Marlins designated him for assignment.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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As pension debt ballooned along with the proportion of the city’s budget (slowly) dedicated to funding pension systems and as property taxes rose, observers began taking more notice.—
Jennifer Hochschild,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The drop highlights the enormous progress made by Citizens in scaling back its presence in the Florida property insurance market after its size ballooned over the past few years due to several private insurers going bust, leaving the state or reducing coverage in high-risk regions.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of workers across the U.S. are set to get a pay bump starting July 1, as minimum wage increases take effect in more than a dozen states, cities, and counties.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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But with just two trade frameworks inked and dozens to go before the July 9 deadline, that timeframe appears increasingly unlikely — just as America’s economy might be taking a turn for the worse.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s treasury secretary during his first term in office, also floated the idea of purchasing the app with a group of billionaire investors when the ban was first passed.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The president floated backing a primary challenger to the North Carolina GOP senator on Saturday after Tillis voted against advancing Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill, which is loaded up with steeper cuts to Medicaid than the House’s version.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
29 June 2025
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Mullen is taking over a winning culture cultivated by former head coach Barry Odom, but the Rebels lost a ton of talent to graduation, especially on the defensive side of the ball.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Outside of Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, Xavier Worthy, and Ladd McConkey, there are not a ton of big names left.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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That's where sharks prey naturally, and humans swimming there could get caught in the mix.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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Before the beach was reopened for swimming on Thursday, park police and staff again used drones to identify marine life in the area while lifeguards patrolled from the shore and by watercraft, according to the statement.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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Reyes was then suspended for the entirety of the 2020 season for the use of a Performance Enhancing Drug.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Worldwide impact Trump’s Jan. 20 order to immediately suspend refugee admissions stranded more than 10,000 people that completed the lengthy process to acquire refugee status and had scheduled flights to the U.S.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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