Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
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The Dallas Cowboys’ season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday was suspended for about an hour because of lightning in the area.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Former Houston Dynamo midfielder Hector Herrera was suspended three games in November 2024 for spitting in the direction of a referee during a regular-season match.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Retail media has ballooned into a $60 billion business, on track to capture one in five advertising dollars.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Demonstrators first took to the streets on Monday to push back against the country’s rising cost of living, and the protests have since ballooned and become violent after a police vehicle killed a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver at a rally on Thursday.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Over objections from the ordinance's co-sponsors, however, the committee passed an amendment — floated by Councilman Khalil Batshon — that would retain a licensing requirement for accessory overnight shelters run by religious institutions.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pioneer Press has also reached out to the Libertyville school districts as an unverified current town name being floated by claimants.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
2 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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Anisimova took the first set when Swiatek sailed a forehand long while serving at 4-5.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Putin, now in his third decade as Russia’s leader, sailed to a fifth term in office last year.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The rope connecting me to my climbing partner below dangled from my harness like a wet noodle.—
Emily Meg Weinstein
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Both Sasquatches have a twin-clutch rear-drive unit that can handle 40% of total engine torque and shift all that to either rear wheel, a capability that came in handy when one wheel dangled in the air negotiating rocky desert trails.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
3 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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