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noun

Definition of raftnext
as in loads
a considerable amount the babysitter had to listen to a whole raft of rules before she was allowed to even pick up the baby

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raft

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verb

as in to buoy

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Recent Examples of raft
Noun
Investors were also monitoring the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, which concluded Tuesday, as well as a raft of domestic economic data, with nonfarm payrolls figures expected Friday. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 The children’s splash park has eight aqua spray water jets, four waterslides and a giant splash bucket, while the family water park has a 241-foot waterslide, a 224-foot closed tube waterslide, and a 291-foot raft slide. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
It can be viewed from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center and surrounding hiking trails, or from rafting excursions on the river. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2026 The most fearless of daredevils shouldn’t pass up a trip to Mindanao to paraglide above the jungle or raft the whitewater of Cagayan de Oro all year round. — Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raft
  1. loads
  2. buoy
  3. slew
  4. balloon
  5. dozen
  6. float
  7. ton
  8. swim
Noun
  • The size and specialized nature of these loads can also create opportunities for carriers to take on new customers and routes.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Verb
  • The idea behind the National Pork Board — financed with mandatory contributions from Kremer and virtually every other American hog farmer — is that all pork producers should benefit from this kind of prominent marketing to buoy their product.
    — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Democrats also hope that a strong showing from Auditor Rob Sand in the governor's race could buoy Turek in November.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of buoy
Noun
  • Such findings went on to inspire a slew of companies offering transfusions of plasma from young donors.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, the studio released a slew of photos from the show.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of slew
Verb
  • But our city’s private security industry continues to balloon.
    — Yvette Cumberbatch, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • They weren’t challenged in the second half by the Czechs as the lead ballooned to more than 40 points.
    — Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of balloon
Noun
  • The charges are in addition to dozens of previous criminal charges brought against the Tates filed by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Over 760,000 teenagers in dozens of countries took the Programme for International Student Assessment last year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dozen
Verb
  • White flamingos and red-footed falcons floated above the lagoon, framed by a long strip of dune and beach.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Failla is adding in some floating rate exposure, such as bank loans and collateralized loan obligations.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of float
Noun
  • This time, a half-dozen states are going before Super Tuesday and some of them have tons of delegates.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The league doesn’t want teams to add a ton of years to free-agent contracts to circumvent the cap.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of ton
Verb
  • Meteorologists urged beachgoers to only swim near lifeguards and stay off rock jetties.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Winter also brings memorable encounters with whales across Australia, including swimming with dwarf minke whales along the Great Barrier Reef from June through July and spotting migrating humpbacks along the east coast from May through October.
    — Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of swim

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