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
Memorial Day officially kicks off boating season in Northern California.
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Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The 17-year-old boy was boating off the shore of Galveston, Texas, on May 25 when the incident happened over Memorial Day weekend, multiple local outlets, including KHOU 11, KTRK, and NBC DFW, reported.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The southern coast boasts scenic beaches, luxury, and plenty of family-friendly attractions including boating, snorkerling, and exploring caves.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Popular park activities include boating, paddling, shelling, swimming, and birding.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
This topic has received growing attention across the Great Lakes region as boating accidents and fatalities continue to make headlines.
—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
Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The 17-year-old boy was boating off the shore of Galveston, Texas, on May 25 when the incident happened over Memorial Day weekend, multiple local outlets, including KHOU 11, KTRK, and NBC DFW, reported.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The southern coast boasts scenic beaches, luxury, and plenty of family-friendly attractions including boating, snorkerling, and exploring caves.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Popular park activities include boating, paddling, shelling, swimming, and birding.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
This topic has received growing attention across the Great Lakes region as boating accidents and fatalities continue to make headlines.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boating
sailing
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Among the new lines sailing in Alaska are MSC, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and Virgin Voyages.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The Michigan couple, both US nationals, had been sailing together for more than a decade, documenting their life at sea on social media.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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“Boating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boating. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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