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Recent Examples of aloft
The Green Mountain Boys encircled the hostages, muskets aloft.
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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
Moisture and clouds start to increase Wednesday as level pressure aloft low draws near, likely remaining overhead for several days.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
While that slogan works well on a sales brochure, the G800’s ability to stay aloft for 17 hours also necessitated a fresh approach to the cabin’s ergonomics.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
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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
Moisture and clouds start to increase Wednesday as level pressure aloft low draws near, likely remaining overhead for several days.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
While that slogan works well on a sales brochure, the G800’s ability to stay aloft for 17 hours also necessitated a fresh approach to the cabin’s ergonomics.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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The loudest section left belonged to a group of shirtless men twirling their shirts overhead as Colorado trailed 52-14.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Lie prone on the mat with your arms stretched overhead.—
Leoni Jesner,
Health,
1 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The starting price moved upwards over the years, broaching $50,000 by 1994, but the car was so impressive that the hikes didn’t handicap it; Lexus still moved more than 165,000 copies over the first gen’s five-year run.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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The curve shoots upward like a fever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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There was no sense of being above, no sense of anybody being below.—
Helen Mirren,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Instead of huddling around benches at bus stops with modest coverings above, the first Metro Express passengers waited at fully sheltered platforms at hangar-like BRT stations.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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