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Recent Examples of pontoon
Paddle around the streams and ponds in a canoe or kayak at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort, or rent a motorized pontoon and explore the surrounding lakes and inlets.
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Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Expect days to be filled with activities like standup paddle boarding, pontoon boat cruises, and waterfront dining.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Guests also have access to a community pool and clubhouse, plus practical perks like an EV charger and dockside pontoon rentals.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
Tours can range from a couple of hours to a full day on the water, and guides will take you out on a pontoon boat or paddlecraft, so there’s something for varying levels of accessibility and activity.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
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Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Expect days to be filled with activities like standup paddle boarding, pontoon boat cruises, and waterfront dining.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Guests also have access to a community pool and clubhouse, plus practical perks like an EV charger and dockside pontoon rentals.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
Tours can range from a couple of hours to a full day on the water, and guides will take you out on a pontoon boat or paddlecraft, so there’s something for varying levels of accessibility and activity.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontoon
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Over the coming years, a team of 57 scientists and local guides explored all the major rivers and tributaries of the Okavango Delta, traversing this vast landscape in dugout canoes, on motorbikes, on foot, and in armored vehicles.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Using tools only of stone, bone, and shell, Islanders made wooden spears and clubs, and canoes built from planks stitched together with plant fibers and fitted with outriggers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 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
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Across the marsh, attendees can expect interactive educational booths focused on climate action and civic environmental responsibility, with the chance to join in on kayak tours, muralist demonstration and oral history recordings and more.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Google has now taken action against a raft of malicious apps exploiting its ecosystem and cloud services to attack phones.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Shares of Palantir Technologies and Ralph Lauren could see a bounce next week as another raft of companies get set to report earnings.—
Davis Giangiulio,Christopher Hayes,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The watercraft will be priced at of €39,990, or around $47,000, which is more than double the price of the Vinga Ultimate.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2026
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View gallery - 3 images Most watercraft spend their lives having to battle with the water beneath them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 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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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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Mike Field on his sailing canoe–a sort of hybrid catamaran and canoe.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Pontoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontoon. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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