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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Recent Examples of raft
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 May 2026
Obama raised millions of dollars, produced a raft of advertisements, and took the unusual step of endorsing dozens of candidates for state legislative office.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Lilly Johnson and her husband own one of the rafting companies that's contracted to do the cleanup work.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
One particularly cinematic visit described to Gimme Shelter involved a billionaire arriving via helicopter, landing in Biscayne Bay, and reaching the property by raft before departing the same way.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 May 2026
Obama raised millions of dollars, produced a raft of advertisements, and took the unusual step of endorsing dozens of candidates for state legislative office.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Verb
This past summer, a group of Indigenous high schoolers set out to raft one hundred uninterrupted miles of the river, undertaking a journey that would have been impossible a century ago.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Lilly Johnson and her husband own one of the rafting companies that's contracted to do the cleanup work.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raft
Noun
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Since 2023, McLane routes using this technology logged 280,000 autonomous miles in Texas, covering 1,400 loads delivered to restaurants.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Between 2018 and early 2025, radiology case loads skyrocketed 25%, according to the Journal of the American College of Radiology.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Fiscal stimulus helped to buoy spending in the first quarter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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These families often manage substantial archives through private LLCs, striving to preserve and amplify the artists’ reputations without the institutional backing or capital that buoy larger foundations.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The tech giant announced a slew of health updates on Thursday that put its AI coach front and center, part of a broader strategy to compete with OpenAI, Microsoft and a wave of other tech companies racing to dominate how people learn about their health.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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As Vietnamese refugees arrived in large numbers in the United States, publishers rushed to release a slew of books to help children understand and accept their new neighbors.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
Verb
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As Team Maryland’s revenue and expenses doubled from 2018 to 2024, the share of that money that flowed directly to Blackstreet’s and the Weisses’ for-profit ventures ballooned, tax returns analyzed by USA TODAY show.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Net losses ballooned as per above from $453 million.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Lopez also helped launch the first MMIR march in the Twin Cities Metro Area and has worked with dozens of Native American nations to improve victim services.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Students at dozens of California campuses lost access to coursework and assignments.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Giuliani floated the idea of changing the law to run for a third term or serving an extra three months to help with a post-9/11 recovery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Living spaces are regularly stocked with detox snacks, and surprise gifts—such as paper lanterns to float across the pool—wait for guests each night on the bed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
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From 2002 to 2020, roughly 164 billion tons of Antarctic ice melted per year, according to NASA.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Wu Tsai helped catalyze this tipping point, personally investing tons of money into a team whose toniest perk used to be an MTA pass for free subway rides.—
Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
Verb
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April’s list includes tracking Roman ship repairs, the discovery that mushrooms can detect human urine, crushing soda cans for science, and the physics of why dolphins can swim so fast.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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The rescuers were going to inflate airbags underneath the animal, but then the water level rose, and one morning the whale began to swim.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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