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Recent Examples of aloft
But even using such a super-material for the airship’s skin, staying aloft at 20 kilometers altitude demands further innovations toward greater efficiency.
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Maurizio Arseni, IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2025
Ayatollah Khomeini, appearing here on an image held aloft by protesters, was a scholar of Islamic law in his late seventies who hadn’t set foot in Iran for nearly fifteen years.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Smoke aloft is expected to descend on Friday, increasing smoke near the surface & reducing visibility & air quality.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Arriving on stage holding each other’s arms aloft, and departing two hours later with a brief hug, the brothers presented a united front to a crowd who treated the occasion as nothing short of a second coming.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Maurizio Arseni, IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2025
Ayatollah Khomeini, appearing here on an image held aloft by protesters, was a scholar of Islamic law in his late seventies who hadn’t set foot in Iran for nearly fifteen years.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Smoke aloft is expected to descend on Friday, increasing smoke near the surface & reducing visibility & air quality.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Arriving on stage holding each other’s arms aloft, and departing two hours later with a brief hug, the brothers presented a united front to a crowd who treated the occasion as nothing short of a second coming.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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Travelers beginning in Banff will be able to explore Banff National Park and the surrounding town, where the Cascade Mountain looms overhead.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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All month – The Dumbbell Nebula (M27) – One of the easiest planetary nebulas to observe, M27 appears within the Summer Triangle star pattern, high overhead in the first half of the night.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Up until August, this price had followed the indexes upward.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Mist as thick as liquid nitrogen at a magic show appeared to move upward from its base, but what struck me most was the density of the greenery.—
Becky Cooper,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Senate Bill 4 raises the homestead exemption for all homeowners from $100,000 to $140,000, while Senate Bill 23 increases it to $200,000 for those who are aged 65 and above or disabled.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Here are a few players that break the list: As mentioned above, there is a huge scoring absence with the injury to Tatum, which will, most likely, knock him out for the entirety of the season.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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