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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
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Over the course of just one minute, the gunman sailed down the city’s bustling Sixth Street and then exited his car, firing off even more bullets, ultimately killing three people and injuring 13 others before he was fatally shot by police.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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For now, the diplomatic ship appears to have sailed.—
Javed Ali,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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One recent morning, three ICE vehicles sat in a Baptist church parking lot across the street from an elementary school in Northfield as volunteers ferried 35 children of immigrants back and forth to the school so their parents could avoid going out, Carroll said.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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They were met by protesters who organized marches, patrolled neighborhoods for ICE activity with whistles and ferried food to immigrants too afraid to leave their homes.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Boated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boated. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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