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boated

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past tense of boat

as in sailed

to travel on water in a vessel boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay

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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. — 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

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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia had already reported results that sailed past estimates by the time CFO Colette Kress came into the earnings call with a stunning forecast for next year.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Milton, though, was flushed from the pocket, and a late throw to Brown sailed out of bounds.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Madilynn Becker, Miss Kansas While Madilynn Becker has long since given up most of her rituals and superstitions, there was one that ferried her through her young pageant career.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
He’s now being ferried around the Ankara airport in a food service vehicle to a third aircraft, leaving the crew and other administration personnel to leave on a plane that was presumably under threat.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

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