RAFTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

rafted

verb

past tense of raft

as in suspended

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The eight pilots involved were temporarily suspended shortly after the flight, Maj.

— Elise Spenner, ABC News, 10 July 2026
At Herat University, notices posted at the entrance warn that no one may enter with a smartphone, and the restriction extends into student dormitories, where Wi-Fi service has also been suspended.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of suspended

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Our top line grew exponentially, but our cost to support and maintain that customer also ballooned.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The city’s population has ballooned by 30% over the last five years to more than 30,000 residents, and city officials aren’t expecting that growth to slow down.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Definition of ballooned

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Troy Jackson, a logger and former candidate in Maine’s Democratic gubernatorial primary and a progressive, has been floated as a candidate who could appeal to Platner’s voters.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 7 July 2026
The ball floated toward the box, over Egypt’s Yasser Ibrahim and toward the head of Enzo Fernández.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of floated

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His blast, which sailed just inside the right field foul pole, was the difference as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks 4-1 at Petco Park.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
When Shackleton sailed 800 miles seeking rescue, Wild stayed on Elephant Island with 21 men and dwindling supplies.

— Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of sailed

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Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Hope was dangled like a carrot, then cruelly snatched away, more than once.

— Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of dangled

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Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps.

— Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026

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