Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
Verb
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Although Nigeria was temporarily suspended from the Commonwealth group of nations, the oil industry continued its operations, and federal governments continued to misappropriate their share of the revenues and violently suppress protests.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026 -
George was suspended 25 games for violating the league's drug policy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Taylor Bol Bowen put an exclamation point on the Crimson Tide response with two dunks and a 3-pointer as the lead ballooned to 20.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The national debt has ballooned to just under $39 trillion, and the government has been running budget deficits for years.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Under Grier’s leadership, researchers Mia Morrell and Leela Elliot made a new version of a time crystal where tiny crystals made from styrofoam beads floated on a cushion of sound and can be displaced using sound waves.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, spoke to Trump on March 22, according to a person familiar with the conversation, to discuss a deal floated by White House staffers to potentially bring the funding crisis to an end before Congress is supposed to leave for a two-week Easter recess.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jackson swam in it, but was inspired by it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Officers said one person swam ashore after his fishing boat capsized near Pedro's Point on Friday afternoon.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the 1400s, the Portuguese sailed to the delta, kidnapped people, and sold them as slaves.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Ivišić somehow sailed all the way to the basket for a monster one-handed jam, causing his teammates on the bench, including twin brother Tomislav, to jump around in celebration.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Over the past month, major Chinese cloud providers debuted their own version of OpenClaw, local governments dangled grants to startups that build OpenClaw apps, and a cottage industry sprung up helping users install the open-source framework.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Silver patches poke through deep chestnut hair that, not long ago, bobbed in a ponytail on her long runs.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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In the gray dawn, rows of bicycles bobbed at their moorings, as though lifted by ghostly hands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Rafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafted. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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