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Recent Examples of aloft
Curtains have the most visual weight in a window treatment, but the best curtain rods are the finishing touch that not only elevate your drapes but keep them quite literally aloft, securely fastened into the wall.
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2026
Vulcan debuted in January 2024, sending Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander aloft.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The flowers, which are available in beautiful shades of pink, red, purple, or white, are held aloft on 18-inch stems.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
On a frigid white January afternoon in 1982, an airplane took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for Florida, remained aloft for about 30 seconds, and then stalled out and collided with the 14th Street Bridge, plunging into the ice-floe-studded waters of the Potomac River.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2026
Vulcan debuted in January 2024, sending Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander aloft.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The flowers, which are available in beautiful shades of pink, red, purple, or white, are held aloft on 18-inch stems.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
On a frigid white January afternoon in 1982, an airplane took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for Florida, remained aloft for about 30 seconds, and then stalled out and collided with the 14th Street Bridge, plunging into the ice-floe-studded waters of the Potomac River.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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But then a loud sound is heard overhead, and everyone stops.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
6 Mar. 2026
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Others likened it to a triple-wide trailer, surrounded by concrete barriers but with no protection overhead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Fed’s job has become more difficult because of the jump in oil prices, which is pushing upward on already high inflation.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Surging oil prices are being propelled upward by a standstill in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s southern coast.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Check out a first-look still above.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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Watch Styles discuss the loss in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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