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
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  • Icelanders are to vote August 29, 2026 on whether to resume entry talks with the European Union 13 years after they were suspended, in a referendum seen going down to the wire.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Latino artists, activists and musicians, suspended mid-motion, grin down at passersby.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspended
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  • By Preeti Singh, Bloomberg A California pension’s tiny SpaceX investment has ballooned to about $2 billion, creating a windfall for the portfolio — and an unexpected headache.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Twenty years later in Orlando, that number had ballooned to 35.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of ballooned
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  • Outside the emergency room entrance, Katie Winschief floated above her body as paramedics put her in a wheelchair and rushed her toward the hospital doors.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is to develop the technology for movable plants that can be floated off the coast and used to power the port and eventually cities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of floated
Verb
  • All but one happened between June and mid-September as people sat under a tree in a park, swam at the beach and rode bikes through a neighborhood.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Piper remained largely intact as Tenkley, wearing a bikini, swam away from the aircraft with the help of a lifeguard who arrived in moments to assist.
    — Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of swam
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  • The Milestone Recognition Program also bestows benefits based on how many days passengers have sailed with the line.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And then Timmy and Oli sailed east across the Pacific to America, a three-month voyage.
    — George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • Investigators say Williams proceeded to strangle the woman, holding her up for 20 to 25 seconds until her feet dangled beneath her.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Florida’s Constitution is not meant to be a political plaything, dangled as ballot bait and larded with misleading promises.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of dangled
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  • My Lady Clam bobbed in the water, which didn’t look so turbulent from where Kath sat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • One afternoon as a rookie, listening to coaches drone on in a dark room with film cutups flashing in front of them, his head bobbed.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of bobbed
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