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Recent Examples of kayak
Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Go rock climbing, take a ski lesson, snowshoe, kayak, or book a white water rafting tour.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Once there, visitors can swim, fish, kayak through salt marshes or just stretch out on one of the state’s most beautiful, uncrowded beaches.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Hop in a kayak to catch a glimpse of the enchanting, blue-green glow of the Bioluminescent Bay (which claims to have the brightest bioluminescence in the world), sunbathe on Vieques’s pristine beaches, or marvel at the wild horses that roam around the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.
—Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Go rock climbing, take a ski lesson, snowshoe, kayak, or book a white water rafting tour.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Participants can kayak in waters typically closed to boating and help preserve the lagoon habitat by removing trash.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Once there, visitors can swim, fish, kayak through salt marshes or just stretch out on one of the state’s most beautiful, uncrowded beaches.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayak
Noun
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To explore the area, visitors can hike, canoe, or hop aboard a boat on the Lemmenjoki River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who has tried to paddle a canoe upstream knows what that means.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Nguyen was among those refugees, crowding as a teen on a dinghy heading for international waters.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
18 Dec. 2025
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Dock the dinghy at Bar One to enjoy a frozen cocktail or an ice-cold beer at this floating bar anchored offshore.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For the 24-year-old South Floridian and her family, it’s been some journey already, which began when her father spent seven days on a raft through the treacherous waters from Cuba to Miami.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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And fire ants use their waxy, water-repellent coating and textured exoskeletons to trap air; during floods, thousands cling together to make buoyant, living rafts that can survive 12 days and possibly longer.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
3 Feb. 2026
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L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026
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From the skiff, Jewel prayed as the officers cuffed the men, allegedly roughed one up, and eventually coerced him into revealing where the stash was.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
13 Dec. 2025
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Rivera, who met Goldberg at a dinner with his manager five years ago, ran with the idea, placing a cast of Puerto Rican luminaries in the famous rowboat alongside Bad Bunny — who is draped in the Puerto Rican flag and standing in Washington’s place.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Next comes Emergency Medical Services in a rowboat.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Somebody was evacuating the karaoke machine on a pontoon made of wood and inflatable toys.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Next to it sat a pontoon boat and a basketball goal.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And hitching a ride on a Trilogy catamaran is a thrill in itself.—
Juliana Shallcross,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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This new 164-foot catamaran has blown the Galápagos Islands’ charter offerings wide open.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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Nelson plays the song on a paddleboat as Peacemaker and Harcourt have a moment.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
24 Dec. 2025
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As the party embarks on the first leg of the journey – a paddleboat excursion westward across the Gulf to the Port of Bagdad – Coleman learns from Turlow the truth behind the trip.—
Erin Douglass,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Kayak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayak. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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