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Recent Examples of aloft
The way the celebrations are performances now, too, with a sea of glowing rectangles held aloft as the fourth quarter ticked away tensely.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
For groups like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), there are strict rules of etiquette for displaying the stars and stripes, including flying it aloft and free — except in emergencies — and never lying down; keeping it clean and off the ground, and not drawing or marking on it.
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Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
As a group of dancers surrounded her on the B-stage, she was surreptitiously harnessed into a rig that carried her aloft, limp yet belting, into the heavens, or at least into what looked like a UFO hovering over the arena.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
High pressure aloft causes the air to sink.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
For groups like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), there are strict rules of etiquette for displaying the stars and stripes, including flying it aloft and free — except in emergencies — and never lying down; keeping it clean and off the ground, and not drawing or marking on it.
—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
As a group of dancers surrounded her on the B-stage, she was surreptitiously harnessed into a rig that carried her aloft, limp yet belting, into the heavens, or at least into what looked like a UFO hovering over the arena.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
High pressure aloft causes the air to sink.
—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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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.
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The opportunity lies in utilizing this technology to automate overhead.
Adverb
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The work depicts three kneeling women, their arms stretched upward, holding a large basket of corn, gourds and native fruits.
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That number began to decline, however — down to three in 2023 — before trending upward to four in 2024 and 2025, and to six in 2026.
Adverb
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At the former hacienda community Nogueras near Comala, an impressive museum features historical and archaeological artifacts, and the restaurant Pascual mentioned above.
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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