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Recent Examples of paddling
Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
The river slows to a crawl on our last day of paddling, its shallow fingers reaching longingly for the Beaufort Sea.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Spanning 1,600 acres, this state park has something for everyone, including hiking, camping, fishing, paddling, and mountain biking.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Look forward to pool, pond, lake or river swimming (depending on location), paddling, hiking, star-gazing and special activities for the younger set that might include nature art, magic shows, concerts or candle-making.
—Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
The sugary aroma wafts down Main Street, where artisans continue the century-old tradition of pouring, paddling, and slicing molten fudge into glossy, irresistible bricks.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Visitors can hike trails with stunning views, including a suspension bridge, or rent paddling gear at the marina.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
The park is ideal for backpacking, paddling, and aurora viewing thanks to its rugged terrain and dark skies.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
The Roadless Rule currently protects 26,647 miles of trails, 19,596 miles of mountain biking, 768 miles of whitewater paddling, and access to many other outdoor amenities.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Brian Higgins, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
What did your time paddling teach you about humanity and teach you about our culture?
—Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Windy conditions didn’t stop us from paddling through its wavy, aquamarine waters while snapping smiling selfies.
—Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Lorch and Holmes settled the case two years later for $325,000, with Lorch admitting to no wrongdoing other than paddling the player.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The surf session started with an exchange with two other surfers in the water, Ely and friend Thomas Alspaugh, the wave riders jockeying for position, paddling deeper than one another, competing for the best waves.
—Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
On a rainy Saturday last summer, I can be found paddling out, popping up, and generally hanging ten—goofily, shakily, semi-triumphantly—in a skylit East Village walk-up.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Minutes later, Jonny Righetti emerged the winner of the Pumpkin Regatta, the pumpkin-paddling race that takes place every year during the Cosumnes Community School District’s Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Report her findings to someone in a uniform, a process that took at least an hour including paddling back across the pond and returning to her car.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
The short, protected paddling route offers landing options aplenty if conditions change.
—Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
The river slows to a crawl on our last day of paddling, its shallow fingers reaching longingly for the Beaufort Sea.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Spanning 1,600 acres, this state park has something for everyone, including hiking, camping, fishing, paddling, and mountain biking.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Look forward to pool, pond, lake or river swimming (depending on location), paddling, hiking, star-gazing and special activities for the younger set that might include nature art, magic shows, concerts or candle-making.
—Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
The sugary aroma wafts down Main Street, where artisans continue the century-old tradition of pouring, paddling, and slicing molten fudge into glossy, irresistible bricks.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Visitors can hike trails with stunning views, including a suspension bridge, or rent paddling gear at the marina.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
The park is ideal for backpacking, paddling, and aurora viewing thanks to its rugged terrain and dark skies.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
The Roadless Rule currently protects 26,647 miles of trails, 19,596 miles of mountain biking, 768 miles of whitewater paddling, and access to many other outdoor amenities.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Find your slice of paddling paradise with the Lake Tahoe Water Trail.
—Brian Higgins, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
What did your time paddling teach you about humanity and teach you about our culture?
—Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Windy conditions didn’t stop us from paddling through its wavy, aquamarine waters while snapping smiling selfies.
—Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Lorch and Holmes settled the case two years later for $325,000, with Lorch admitting to no wrongdoing other than paddling the player.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The surf session started with an exchange with two other surfers in the water, Ely and friend Thomas Alspaugh, the wave riders jockeying for position, paddling deeper than one another, competing for the best waves.
—Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
On a rainy Saturday last summer, I can be found paddling out, popping up, and generally hanging ten—goofily, shakily, semi-triumphantly—in a skylit East Village walk-up.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Minutes later, Jonny Righetti emerged the winner of the Pumpkin Regatta, the pumpkin-paddling race that takes place every year during the Cosumnes Community School District’s Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Report her findings to someone in a uniform, a process that took at least an hour including paddling back across the pond and returning to her car.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paddling
Noun
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In a large bowl, whisk together sweet potato puree, maple syrup, eggs, heavy whipping cream, pumpkin pie spice, and kosher salt until smooth.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Video from Camiguin Island, posted by the department, showed fierce winds and ocean water whipping past houses onto a residential street.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Like going to Tahoe and kayaking in the two person kayak is like, that's like part of it.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
30 July 2025
Verb
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The sketch concluded with the librarian licking Moynihan's face with a forked tongue and then unbuttoning her blouse — causing all of the boys' heads to explode.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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Others, like Ava Louise, do it through viral media stunts, like flashing the New York-Dublin Portal or licking a toilet seat in the beginning of the Covid pandemic.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Several Dolphins achieved neat feats during the uplifting 34-10 thrashing of the Falcons in Atlanta.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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This home thrashing also came just a day after LSU’s board voted to increase ticket prices for 2026.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Early risers might have seen crews of young people rowing boats and beating drums on Vasona Lake in Los Gatos, where one of the few South Bay dragon boat teams was practicing for an upcoming international race.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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While Indigenous groups have lived in the region for thousands of years, the river was largely introduced to the Western world when geographer John Wesley Powell ran his famed descent in 1869, shortly before becoming the first person to document rowing the Grand Canyon.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This and that ▪ Dolphins rookie running back Ollie Gordon II was contrite about lashing out at running backs coach Eric Studesville in a heated exchange after Gordon was called for a tripping penalty against Baltimore.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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LogoPowered byScale logo Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, is slowly cutting through the Caribbean, soaking and lashing those in its path with torrential rain and catastrophic winds.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Afterwards, Munchak says agents pulled their car in front of hers and surrounded the vehicle, pounding on it, telling her to open the doors and pointing a gun at her.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The metal giants are currently pounding their way through a long-overdue tour of Australia and New Zealand, a six-date coast-to-coast swing for the M72 World Tour.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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The man previously on Florida’s Death Row for beating, stabbing and strangling a La Carreta waitress with a rice cooker — before lighting a blaze to destroy key evidence — should be condemned to die, Miami prosecutors told a jury after detailing the slaying on Wednesday morning.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Predictably, Mike responds to Kyle’s beating by meddling further.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Paddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paddling. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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