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Recent Examples of aloft
The halftime celebration of that Super Bowl 50 team was genuinely stirring, featuring former defensive coordinator Wade Phillips carrying the Lombardi Trophy aloft and former receiver Emmanuel Sanders delivering a heartfelt speech about Thomas.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Many jeered and whistled Israel’s national anthem, too, holding aloft more Palestinian flags and red cards.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Green Mountain Boys encircled the hostages, muskets aloft.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Wall Street holds near record highs in a government-data blackout , with enough rotational energy toward left-behind groups, refreshed confidence in the AI spending frenzy, certainty of a Fed rate cut this month and speculative aggression in lower-quality longshots to keep the indexes aloft.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Many jeered and whistled Israel’s national anthem, too, holding aloft more Palestinian flags and red cards.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Green Mountain Boys encircled the hostages, muskets aloft.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Wall Street holds near record highs in a government-data blackout , with enough rotational energy toward left-behind groups, refreshed confidence in the AI spending frenzy, certainty of a Fed rate cut this month and speculative aggression in lower-quality longshots to keep the indexes aloft.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Designer Chad Graci applied it to living-room ceilings of a private residence at the Four Seasons in New Orleans, where the lacquer hovers overhead like a shimmering pond.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Most UTIs begin when bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract enter the urethra and travel upward into the bladder.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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So, if the stock market is warped in a way that has driven stocks consistently upward, who cares?—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In addition to the players mentioned above, Max Muncy is also getting up there in age for Los Angeles.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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