as in sailing
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 boating
The Town of Windsor has closed a Northern Colorado lake to motorized boating for 2026 as officials project rapidly declining water levels in the months ahead.
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Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Popular park activities include boating, paddling, shelling, swimming, and birding.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
According to the latest Coast Guard statistics, there were 3,887 recreational boating incidents nationwide in 2024, resulting in 556 deaths and more than 2,100 injuries.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Prosecutors dropped two boating infractions against George Pino, the Doral real estate broker who rammed his boat into a channel marker — killing a 17-year-old girl in 2022 — as Pino’s trial for the girl’s death approaches.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
The program primarily encourages life jacket usage, but also urges general responsible boating practices like not consuming alcohol before operating a vessel.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Paul later pleads not guilty to felony charges of boating under the influence and causing Beach's death.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 13 May 2026
Paul was indicted on felony counts, including boating under the influence, and pleaded not guilty, but was shot to death before he was tried.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The warmer months are the perfect time to go boating and fishing on the lake.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Popular park activities include boating, paddling, shelling, swimming, and birding.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
According to the latest Coast Guard statistics, there were 3,887 recreational boating incidents nationwide in 2024, resulting in 556 deaths and more than 2,100 injuries.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Prosecutors dropped two boating infractions against George Pino, the Doral real estate broker who rammed his boat into a channel marker — killing a 17-year-old girl in 2022 — as Pino’s trial for the girl’s death approaches.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
The program primarily encourages life jacket usage, but also urges general responsible boating practices like not consuming alcohol before operating a vessel.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Paul later pleads not guilty to felony charges of boating under the influence and causing Beach's death.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 13 May 2026
Paul was indicted on felony counts, including boating under the influence, and pleaded not guilty, but was shot to death before he was tried.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The warmer months are the perfect time to go boating and fishing on the lake.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boating
sailing
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From Komodo National Park To Chilean Patagonia Lamima is also sailing through Komodo National Park this summer, an Indonesian destination Lyons says is also notably on the rise.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The area offers a clear line of sight of Space's Starbase test site (as well as the boats sailing around Port Isabel, which is nice).—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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“Boating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boating. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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