RAFTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

rafted

verb

past tense of raft

as in suspended

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The referendum would have suspended the law pending a statewide vote.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
For residents, the question is no longer just whether the Houthi attacks will stop, but how long will this suspended version of life continue.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of suspended

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Already, the billionaire venture capitalist Joe Lacob’s investment of $50 million to buy the rights to a Bay Area expansion team has ballooned to a $1 billion valuation, a record for a women’s sports team.

— Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
For fiscal year 2026, the budget deficit ballooned to nearly $2 trillion, the Treasury announced in October.

— Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Sarah Agostino,Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ballooned

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An entire home was lifted from its foundation and floated down the river before crashing into a pedestrian bridge.

— Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Our analysis spotlighted how the worst is to come and floated that speculation internally has turned to the future of radio and podcast streamer BBC Sounds.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of floated

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Leneis also swam a leg on that relay, along with Zara Benchekroun and Liz Johnson, who had a second-place effort of her own in the 200 free.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
After lingering in nearby waters for hours, the shark swam beneath an outer barrier net installed on the platform that night and reentered the waterway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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But the New England Patriots’ Christian Barmore, 27, who is signed long-term, and the Philadelphia Eagles’ Moro Ojomo, 25, who is on an expiring contract, are two names being dangled around the league who might help New York.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
The bottom of the gown featured a semi-sheer black skirt that provided a stark contrast to the strings of head-to-toe crystal fringe that dangled from Kardashian’s shoulders to the hem of her floor-length skirt.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dangled

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The Chiefs had no answer for Smith-Njigba, who bobbed and weaved his way through the defense for nine catches, 150 yards and a touchdown.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
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

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