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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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With one game left on the schedule before the playoffs — a game the Knicks could punt in the name of longevity for a deep postseason run — head coach Mike Brown, and his players, feel confident and comfortable with the direction the ship has sailed in the latter stretch of the season.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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During the opening round of the 2026 Masters tournament, Schauffele’s shot on the par-5 hole sailed just left of the fairway and somehow came to rest inside a woman’s clear plastic shopping bag, which appeared to be sitting on the ground.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Endurance spacecraft, built by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin, will become the largest lunar lander in history, exceeding the size of NASA’s Apollo lunar module that ferried crews to and from the lunar surface more than 50 years ago.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Ford Mustang—a four-seat, two-door, V8 convertible—ferried fairgoers from prehistory to space on the Magic Skyway, a 12-minute, half-mile ride designed by none other than Walt Disney.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Boated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boated. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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