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
Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Strands of endoplasmic reticulum encircle a nucleus that floats in the center like a raft.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 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
Colorado’s whiskey scene has grown significantly over the past few years, garnering plenty of recognition and a raft of awards, but last December, a different kind of company released a bottle that caused a buzz.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Strands of endoplasmic reticulum encircle a nucleus that floats in the center like a raft.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 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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Autonomous aircraft can move smaller loads more discreetly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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For larger loads, the company recommends using two tiles.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But the stock’s gain yesterday helped buoy the broader market, despite pressure on other tech names.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Seattle used a dominant defensive performance to buoy their win over New England.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Over the past week, a slew of cinematic videos of celebrities and characters in absurd situations have gone viral online, with one commonality –– they were created using a new artificial intelligence tool from Chinese developer ByteDance, sparking anxiety over the fast-evolving capabilities of AI.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gu has a slew of sponsorships, from global brands such as Porsche to Chinese companies such as Anta Sports that are less well known outside of China.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The national debt held by the public has surged past $38 trillion, around 101% of GDP, and is expected to balloon to 120% a decade from now.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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But when the Federal Reserve aggressively increased interest rates in 2022 and 2023, the cost of GVA’s loans ballooned, eating up cash flow at the properties.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Satellite imagery of the Imam Ali Missile Base in Khorramabad, captured on January 5, shows that of the dozen structures destroyed by Israel, three have been rebuilt, one has been repaired while three others are currently under construction.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded with a more aggressive stance toward drug cartels than her predecessor, that has included sending dozens of drug trafficking prisoners to the United States for prosecution.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After two timeouts, Dent took the inbound on the left side of the court and drove the length of the floor before floating underneath 7-foot-2 Illinois center Zvonimir Ivisic to hit the game-winning layup.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Rainbow Springs State Park’s sapphire-blue waters well up from the earth with startling clarity, a living force that has drawn people here for thousands of years—from the Timucua who once gathered along its banks to modern-day visitors floating quietly above the headsprings.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the majority of cases, those cleansers created tons of lush foam, utilized in part to create an illusion of a deeper clean.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Llobet played tons of DIY gigs with a rotating cast of friends over the years that followed, but no one completed youbet quite like Prussack, a New Jersey native and fellow rock lifer.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The lagoon-life is out of this world, and swimming with sharks is one of the highlights of my trip (slash my entire life).—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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When the two swimmers clashed again in the 500 freestyle, defending champion of the event Farlow swam out to a near three-second lead at one point.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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