Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
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Continue reading … LEGAL FALLOUT – UCLA quarterback arrested on felony charge, suspended from football team.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
The school has since confirmed that all classes — whether in-person or virtual — campus events, and administrative operations would be suspended during this time, per a university update on its emergency information page.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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After pandemic closures and a few viral YouTube and TikTok videos, the waitlist ballooned.—
Melissa Malamut,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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The recent rally ballooned Broadcom to our biggest position by weight.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s an enormous lever—but far smaller than the 10–40 trillion-tonne estimates that have floated around for years.—
Phil De Luna,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Purdy scrambled to his right and floated a ball toward backup tight end Jake Tonges in the back of the end zone.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Herald also found a pile of wet clothes, two children’s backpacks and food at the end of a street in Tavernier where the ocean meets the shore, suggesting the group swam to land and changed into dry clothing.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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After leaving Tokyo, the aircraft carrier sailed north and was spotted transiting the Tsugaru Strait on Friday from the Pacific Ocean toward the Sea of Japan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game took an ugly turn for the Angels in the sixth, when reliever Brock Burke sailed a throw six feet over first baseman Oswald Peraza’s head on Thomas’s inning-opening comebacker, an error that led to an unearned run and a 9-1 A’s lead.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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In the pictures, Jack sat back on a large cushion as his legs dangled on his father's shoulders.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The cucumber vines dangled over the stakes and cords.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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This magnificent fruit can be candied, bobbed, picked and pied.—
Lorenza Medley,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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The boat gently bobbed above where the divers soon would be swimming.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Rafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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