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
Outside Online, 19 May 2025
Beyond its legendary hiking trails, visitors can embark on aerial tours, witness the Northern Lights and paddle through pristine waters in a kayak, on a SUP board or raft out on the water.
—Food Drink Life, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2025
The filmmakers also have a raft of separate film projects on the boil.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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Noun
While rafting trips in the winter months offer an unequaled experience, the prime summer trips provide a sure shot of adrenaline through moderate Class II rapids.
—Outside Online, 19 May 2025
Beyond its legendary hiking trails, visitors can embark on aerial tours, witness the Northern Lights and paddle through pristine waters in a kayak, on a SUP board or raft out on the water.
—Food Drink Life, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
These poor guys had to search around the world and find four yellow rafts.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2025
The filmmakers also have a raft of separate film projects on the boil.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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Verb
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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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That evolution is causing a ripple effect across partner ecosystems, creating a slew of challenges for marketing leaders.—
Paul Tibbitt,
Forbes.com,
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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Garcia, his disheveled hair increasingly gray, ballooned in weight and often lost a beat.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025
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According to a statement from Sen. Sparks, the backlog has ballooned to almost $200 million, leaving fire departments waiting for assistance.—
Jayme Lozano Carver,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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By 1969—the year of Beckett’s Nobel Prize for Literature—Waiting for Godot could already be read in dozens of languages, including Albanian, Marathi, and even Icelandic.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 July 2025
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But after auditioning around 300 actors and screen testing over two dozen, Gunn was at a loss.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Use floating row covers over seedlings and susceptible crops such as eggplants, which can be decimated by flea beetles.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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The knife seemed to have jumped out of the drawer and was floating towards me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Amazon is kicking off the holiday weekend with tons of markdowns.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Like the Mario games, the Donkey Kong series has encompassed tons of different genres and gameplay styles throughout the years.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Stagnation also causes the water to become unhealthy for the visitors who swim in the pools and draws mosquitoes to the area.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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In 2023, a Travis County resident died from an amoeba after swimming in Lake LBJ.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
11 July 2025
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But the search was later suspended because of poor visibility.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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Subway service was suspended on the B line and on the uptown D line in Manhattan, according to the MTA.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
3 July 2025
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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