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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  • The machine uses a high-voltage wire to ionize microscopic water droplets suspended in fog.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Frank is suspended for six months without pay but will be back during the regular season.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspended
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  • But waitlists have ballooned since 2023, when eight states had them, according to the AP analysis.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The vast Pacific Ocean, with its remote and often sparsely populated island states, has ballooned in geopolitical importance over the past decade.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballooned
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  • And, truth be told, this Philadelphia team has floated relatively under the radar for years because championships weren’t expected.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Coleman fired off the line of scrimmage, running a wheel route when quarterback Cam Miller floated the ball his way.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of floated
Verb
  • Thinking the only safe way to get Sandra out would be by breaking a window, Joe swam through the kitchen and escaped out the back doorway.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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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  • The lights dangled from white beams, their power cables coiled and hanging like tails.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Now the carrot is being dangled that Radio Andy will be taking over 101.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dangled
Verb
  • 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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