rafted

verb

past tense of raft
as in suspended

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  1. suspended
  2. ballooned
  3. floated
  4. swam
  5. sailed
  6. dangled
  7. bobbed
Verb
  • FlyDubai, the lower-cost sister carrier of Emirates airlines, said its flights to and from Israel would be suspended while an investigation takes place.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The seven Chi Phi members in question were suspended, expelled, or faced other consequences, such as writing an essay, but most were allowed to continue their education at the university following a monthslong Title IX investigation.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • Viard watched firsthand as fashion ballooned into a global industry, designers becoming celebrities unto themselves and budgets exploding.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But recently, as the list of contractors has grown and the amount spent has ballooned to nearly $690 million, the committee has stopped being so forthright, Rainey wrote.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballooned
Verb
  • Crumbs that floated away from the sandwich could have interfered with the operation of flight equipment and caused the loss of the mission and its crew.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Gluons glued quarks together to make protons and neutrons, which floated around as a gas rather than a plasma.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of floated
Verb
  • During a July visit by the Tribune, four whales from Marineland swam alongside each other and played in an expansive tank.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The cast swam in the ocean every day; Buckley and O’Connor hiked the volcano every morning.
    — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of swam
Verb
  • Early in the match tiebreaker, De Minaur leaped for a volley and ended up sprawled on the black court inside the O2 Arena before popping back up as Zverev's reply sailed out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Yamamoto’s throw to third sailed wide, allowing a run to score.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • Tom Cruise has dangled from cliffs, skyscrapers and planes, but oil magnate Digger Rockwell is his riskiest role in eons.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • For the ladies, Ron's crew provides cherries that are dangled over their faces.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dangled
Verb
  • On a recent morning, surfers bobbed in the water off North Beach, not far from the rocky structure shoring up the train tracks by the sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • As the balloon carrying the cauldron rose and bobbed a couple hundred feet overhead, many got busy taking photos and recording videos and selfies.
    — Hannah Bloch, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bobbed
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“Rafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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