RAFTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

rafted

verb

past tense of raft

as in suspended

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Argentina attacking midfielder Thiago Almada has been given a one-match ban for unsporting behaviour, while team official Roberto Ayala has been suspended for three matches for one count of assault, and the pair have also been fined $30,000 each.

— Ali Rampling, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Video from the incident showed riders suspended vertically as people gathered below.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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The tab has been growing more swiftly in recent years; interest payments on the debt have ballooned as interest rates and borrowing have risen; and all this is happening in relatively good economic times.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The ballroom construction was originally expected to cost $200 million, then the price ballooned to $400 million, and the total construction cost was later estimated at $600 million.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

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Restrictions on energy, electricity or critical minerals, something Ford also floated, could instead raise costs for American companies and consumers by making key inputs more expensive or harder to obtain.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Trump floated renaming Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes, amid growing trade tensions with Canada.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of floated

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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
Those who took part swam 1,500 meters in Lake Michigan, bicycled nearly 25 miles, and then ran a 10k.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of swam

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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia had already reported results that sailed past estimates by the time CFO Colette Kress came into the earnings call with a stunning forecast for next year.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Milton, though, was flushed from the pocket, and a late throw to Brown sailed out of bounds.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 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

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