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Recent Examples of pontoon
Guests also have access to a community pool and clubhouse, plus practical perks like an EV charger and dockside pontoon rentals.
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Florida deputies rushed to save the lives of nearly a dozen people who were tossed into the water off the Fort Myers coast when their pontoon boat overturned, and the dramatic rescue was caught on video.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Lamb comes from a small producer in Gásadalur; crates of live shellfish are tethered to a pontoon 15 minutes from the restaurant, creating a fjord-to-plate system; and Ziska is also acquiring a small plot of land to grow vegetables for the 2026 season.
—Rafael Tonon, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
In the showroom, Michael and Kriss Buzzell sat in the comfy chairs of a Landau Signature, a top-of-the-line pontoon boat valued at about $112,000.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Florida deputies rushed to save the lives of nearly a dozen people who were tossed into the water off the Fort Myers coast when their pontoon boat overturned, and the dramatic rescue was caught on video.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Lamb comes from a small producer in Gásadalur; crates of live shellfish are tethered to a pontoon 15 minutes from the restaurant, creating a fjord-to-plate system; and Ziska is also acquiring a small plot of land to grow vegetables for the 2026 season.
—Rafael Tonon, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
In the showroom, Michael and Kriss Buzzell sat in the comfy chairs of a Landau Signature, a top-of-the-line pontoon boat valued at about $112,000.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontoon
Noun
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Tying the twine to the bow of the canoe was difficult.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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While a group of at least nine adult groundskeepers had been ordered to move canoes and other waterfront equipment, they were not asked to assist once the evacuations began later during the storm.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That evening, after the couple departed Hope Town for their yacht, Soulmate, in Elbow Cay, bad weather caused Lynette Hooker to fall off their dinghy and go overboard, Brian Hooker told authorities.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Best Bars Bar One Travel by dinghy or water taxi from the main island to Bar One, a floating bar anchored offshore in Admiralty Bay.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While certainly not the only outfitter, Lazy Dog Adventures in Key West offers kayak, paddleboard and boat tours where pooches are encouraged to join.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Paddle out on the Bayou and let the water lap against your kayak as the city reflects golden afternoon light.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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On high-water days, tourists board a rowboat ferry for the two-minute trip.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From then on, the storytelling goes slack and perfunctory as sharks swarm and chomp on passengers and crew clinging for dear lives on rafts or slabs of plane wreckage.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Four river events for kayaks, rafts and stand-up paddleboards have been moved from Gore Creek in Vail to river venues that are 35-60 miles away.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that three lifeguards on personal watercraft pulled the whale carcass away from the beach.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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These watercraft are meant to augment the Navy's ability to spot and track other ships.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.—
Hannah V. Herrero,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Jocis observes a skiff carrying a missing family in the waters of Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, during the early hours of April 6, 2026.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Divers and others can enhance their stay on The Explorer, the luxury live-aboard catamaran that caters to both Four Seasons's resorts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Pontoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontoon. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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