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 Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji
A graduate of UW-Whitewater, Monica Cull wrote for several organizations, including one that focused on bees and the natural world, before coming to Discover Magazine.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The Match Factory has unveiled a raft of deals for Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming feature Father Mother Sister Brother ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Venice Film Festival.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 July 2025
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Noun
Summertime is prime rafting season in Colorado, and Breckenridge is a great place to experience this thrill.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji
A graduate of UW-Whitewater, Monica Cull wrote for several organizations, including one that focused on bees and the natural world, before coming to Discover Magazine.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
Manager Daniel Farke made a raft of changes for the second half.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The Match Factory has unveiled a raft of deals for Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming feature Father Mother Sister Brother ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Venice Film Festival.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raft
Verb
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Hong Kong was buoyed by Tencent, which rose 1.64% ahead of a mobile game release, and by gains in online entertainment stocks, including Kuaishou (up 2.79%), Bilibili (up 2.94%), and Tencent Music Entertainment (up 2.61%).—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Apple’s stock, while buoyed after the earnings beat, has fallen 16% year-to-date, underperforming the broader S&P 500.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 July 2025
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Choose from a slew of sizes and lengths, including short, regular, and tall.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other highlights from this year’s VMAs are first nominations for a slew of artists, including Rosé, Warren, Lola Young, the Marias, Gigi Perez, and Damiano David.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The price tag for a bullet train operating at speeds over 200 miles per hour between San Francisco and Los Angeles has ballooned, though not nearly by the amount Trump falsely claims.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Two decades later, the league’s minimum expansion fee has ballooned to $250 million.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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More: Ascension Wisconsin plans to outsource staffing of its ICU doctors, raising concerns about patient safety Ascension Wisconsin has more than a dozen hospitals in southeast Wisconsin and the Fox Valley.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Tennessean reached out to a dozen school districts across Tennessee to ask about taxes and deductions applied to the bonuses.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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The city celebrated in style with players and fans floating down the river on barges.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Princess Anne's first name may have been inspired by another princess born into the British royal family, as Anne had first been floated as the moniker for Princess Margaret.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Raleigh will be discussed below, but Kirk never strikes out, hits a ton of line drives and uses the entire field.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In total, the Evija tips the scales at 4,167 pounds with fluids: nearly half a ton lighter than a Rimac Nevera or the closely related Pininfarina Battista.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Even Ravens players like Stanley who already knew how to swim got assistance from Phelps.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yonah described how the girls were floating unconscious in the water, their life jackets keeping them afloat, as their father—who does not know how to swim—scraped up his hands, feet and back trying to save them.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Brown University reached a similar — though far cheaper — settlement last month, agreeing to pay the Trump administration $50 million to restore over $500 million in federal funding initially suspended over antisemitism allegations.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Launched in 2015, suspended during the pandemic and relaunched a few years ago, the challah bake brings together hundreds of women from all corners of the Jewish faith, including unaffiliated, Reform,Humanistic, Conservative and Orthodox, to knead and braid challah, traditional Jewish bread.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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