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
He was officially charged with boating under the influence, including causing the death of Mallory and seriously injuring two other passengers.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Kentucky Lake reported the most the most boating injuries in Tennessee last year with six, according to the 2024 Tennessee Boating Incident Statistical Report.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Florida leads the nation in boating accidents and fatalities, and Miami-Dade County had the most mishaps on the water in the state.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Family members said Maggie was generous, loved hosting friends and family at her home, and loved spending time boating with her sons.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Beyond just camping, the X1 is aimed at boating, 4x4ing, and use in professions that see one out in the field for hours on end.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
This spring, Hayden, who according to the Soloviev Group website is currently a student at NYU, announced that Jack’s Marine, the boating shop, was turning into an art gallery.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
One post showed Johnson and his wife boating with Bukele and his family on an estuary in El Salvador.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The pooch’s safe return is easy work for Daniel, but the following day, the stakes get higher after another guest goes missing during a boating excursion with his much younger wife.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Kentucky Lake reported the most the most boating injuries in Tennessee last year with six, according to the 2024 Tennessee Boating Incident Statistical Report.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Florida leads the nation in boating accidents and fatalities, and Miami-Dade County had the most mishaps on the water in the state.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Family members said Maggie was generous, loved hosting friends and family at her home, and loved spending time boating with her sons.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Beyond just camping, the X1 is aimed at boating, 4x4ing, and use in professions that see one out in the field for hours on end.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
This spring, Hayden, who according to the Soloviev Group website is currently a student at NYU, announced that Jack’s Marine, the boating shop, was turning into an art gallery.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
One post showed Johnson and his wife boating with Bukele and his family on an estuary in El Salvador.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The pooch’s safe return is easy work for Daniel, but the following day, the stakes get higher after another guest goes missing during a boating excursion with his much younger wife.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boating
sailing
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Columbus continued to search for gold before sailing to the neighboring island, now known as Cuba.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Daisy Kelliher is sailing the seas with her very own new podcast, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Boating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boating. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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