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Recent Examples of pontoon
After dinner, my father wants to take us out on his pontoon, show us the lake.
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Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Other systems are mounted on the barges and pontoons.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
That first boat jump spanned 80 feet, with a 24-foot-long, four-foot-high ramp assisting in the vault, while the later pontoon explosion was created with the help of the film’s VFX team.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Other systems are mounted on the barges and pontoons.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
That first boat jump spanned 80 feet, with a 24-foot-long, four-foot-high ramp assisting in the vault, while the later pontoon explosion was created with the help of the film’s VFX team.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontoon
Noun
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Fishing and Whitewater River Trips Many people don’t realize that our big rivers are a form of public lands, which is why the public gets to canoe, raft, tube, and fish on them.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Evan Laskowski said the woman was sitting in the bow of a 14-foot canoe when the attack happened.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
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Wagner didn’t find Wood near the dinghy near the dock and at around 1:30 a.m.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
29 Nov. 2024
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The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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Book a kayak tour from Bayfield (or head out on your own) and float into dark coastal caves, among dots of forest, or even inland to the rivers and sloughs.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
21 May 2025
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The trailer begins with footage of Theron in a kayak and rock climbing without a harness before encountering Egerton's character.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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Our first glimpse of the low-lying island, roughly 500 miles south of Cairo, is of a fisherman balancing skillfully atop his rowboat in the bulrushes.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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And that’s exactly what has driven the raft of Gmail warnings so far this year.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The Chinese government has implemented a raft of stimulus measures to stimulate consumption across different sectors and support businesses impacted by the tariffs and bolster employment.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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These days, after divesting its train, Ski-Doo snowmobile, Sea-Doo personal watercraft, and ATV divisions, Bombardier is only focused on designing and building business jets.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
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The invasive mussels were first discovered at the Port of Stockton in October and have since been spotted attached to watercraft in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Coast Guard authorities reported that they were alerted to an overturned Panga skiff off Del Mar Beach around 6:30 a.m. EDT on Monday.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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From luxurious resorts to private sunset catamaran cruises to a huge array of fine dining restaurants offering gorgeous views, Miami Beach has everything a couple could possibly dream up for their honeymoon.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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In addition to the Solar Skin, each catamaran's bimini area, the zone where shade is provided to the captain of the ship, comes equipped with photovoltaic cells that have been honed for shaded environments, pulling in the sun's energy.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Pontoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontoon. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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