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
Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Guests will find six water slides – including family raft slides – splash pads and more, located in an outdoor zone called Sunsation Point.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
However, despite their African ties, the monkeys that rafted across the Atlantic likely represent distinct evolutionary experiments.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Activities: There’s a 25,000-square-foot wave pool, 1/4-mile Lazy River, FlowRider surf simulator, kids’ structure with tipping bucket, body slides, downhill mat racer, tube slides and four raft rides.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Guests will find six water slides – including family raft slides – splash pads and more, located in an outdoor zone called Sunsation Point.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This ingenious riff on Huckleberry Finn as told by Jim, follows the enslaved man who rafts with Huck down the Mississippi, from the author behind American Fiction.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
However, despite their African ties, the monkeys that rafted across the Atlantic likely represent distinct evolutionary experiments.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raft
Verb
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Huawei reported a 22% surge in revenue in 2024 — the fastest growth since 2016 — buoyed by a recovery in its consumer products business.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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Hong Leong group patriarch Quek Leng Chan strengthened his position as the second-richest person with a $1 billion jump in his net worth to $9.8 billion, buoyed by robust sales at his family’s finance-to-food conglomerate.—
Anu Raghunathan,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tuohy was a generational talent from New York who won three national cross country championships and set a slew of national high school records over her time for North Rockland.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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On April 15, Max shared its first trailer for the new batch of episodes, which will check in on the status of Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan (John Corbett) while introducing a whole slew of new characters to its bubbly and spontaneous vision of New York City.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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So, products that typically cost $20 can balloon to $50.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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That quickly ballooned into one of Orange County’s most popular pastry go-tos.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Photo of the day: The Eagles have landed The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their recent Super Bowl championship with President Trump at the White House on Monday, though at least two dozen players – including Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts – did not attend.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Vigliotti's reporting has taken him to more than three dozen countries and territories across six continents.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Why could this be a record sargassum year for Florida? LaPointe said drought in South America the past couple of years led to less water flowing from the Amazon River into the Atlantic, which meant fewer nutrients to feed the fields of floating sargassum.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Her grayscale bodies float somewhere between specificity and universality.—
Najha Zigbi-Johnson,
Essence,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The tiny pup has been spotted meeting tons of celebs, including Demi Moore and her tiny dog, Pilaf, Powell's Twister costar Daisy Edgar-Jones and more.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Avocado makes a ton of great organic sleep products, particularly its Green Mattress and Eco Mattress Topper.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Months after its release, her breakout effort Alligator Bites Never Heal is swimming higher than ever before.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Many schools also suspended classes for the day in protest.—
Fayaz Bukhari,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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In response, the Department of Education temporarily suspended IDR processing, which then resumed again a few months later.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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