rafted

Definition of raftednext
past tense of raft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
Verb
  • Her law license was suspended, but even then she was determined not to give up her caseload.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Sitting suspended over the toilet bowl for too long can increase the risk of hemorrhoids.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But what started as a $256 million price tag to purchase and renovate a Flagler Street building that was built for Florida Power and Light in the 1970s has ballooned into a nearly $438 million undertaking, according to internal documents.
    Douglas Hanks April 8, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, the number attached to the deficit has ballooned.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Where tariff rebate efforts stand The president has floated the idea of putting some tariff revenue directly in the hands of Americans, in the form of a tariff dividend check.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Iran has floated the idea of charging ships passing through as part of a peace deal, though the idea has been widely rejected by countries including the United States and Iran’s neighbor Oman.
    Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the photoshoot, Hosk swam in a pool, clad in a white graphic T-shirt and black underwear.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The whale swam into an inlet on the small island of Poel, near the port of Wismar, on Tuesday and got stuck again.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • With one game left on the schedule before the playoffs — a game the Knicks could punt in the name of longevity for a deep postseason run — head coach Mike Brown, and his players, feel confident and comfortable with the direction the ship has sailed in the latter stretch of the season.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • During the opening round of the 2026 Masters tournament, Schauffele’s shot on the par-5 hole sailed just left of the fairway and somehow came to rest inside a woman’s clear plastic shopping bag, which appeared to be sitting on the ground.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Bennett said Nicholson and an assistant dangled playing time as a carrot to get players to obey their direction.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Lendeborg told The Associated Press that the University of Kentucky had dangled between US$7 million and $9 million to entice him to transfer there in 2025.
    Andrew Urbaczewski, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Red and black balloons bobbed in the evening breeze as roughly 100 people assembled, including family members and students and teachers from South Hills High School, where Washington studied and played basketball.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Cameras bobbed and staffers thronged.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Rafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafted. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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