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Recent Examples of boated
Over two partial days and one full day of fishing – roughly 15 hours total – the three of us boated 53 catfish up to 25 pounds.
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
Many of the 30,000 tourists last year who boated down the Paraguay River beside the Serra do Amolar, about 60 miles downriver from Porto Jofre, were guests on liveaboard fishing charters.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2025
Our entire party boated across its clear, cool waters to an isolated beach for a picnic and a swim.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
Many of the 30,000 tourists last year who boated down the Paraguay River beside the Serra do Amolar, about 60 miles downriver from Porto Jofre, were guests on liveaboard fishing charters.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2025
Our entire party boated across its clear, cool waters to an isolated beach for a picnic and a swim.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boated
Verb
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While other artists of ambition sailed for Europe, Cole’s protégé was perfectly satisfied sketching along the Hudson.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
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That included money spent by families at the local municipal airport, where some campers were ferried to the remote beauty of Hill Country in private planes.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Wildlife here is so prolific that guests aren’t permitted to walk about; rather they’re ferried about by safari vehicle, passing honking hippos, giant basking Nile crocodiles and huge numbers of butterflies and birds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Boated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boated. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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