RAFTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

rafted

verb

past tense of raft

as in suspended

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Sigma Phi Epsilon isn't among the five fraternities that are currently listed as suspended.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
While the league rulebook states what should happen during the anthem, the protocols were suspended years ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspended

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What started out as a small competition with a few analyst teams presenting ideas to the CEO has since ballooned into one of the company’s most popular events of the year.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
In the years since its inception, Evolution Mallorca ballooned into a destination festival showcasing the best of cinema produced in the region but also attracting major international names.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballooned

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Even after Bretton Woods collapsed and many currencies floated freely, the dollar continued to dominate.

— Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Ryanair even floated the idea of charging to use the bathroom or getting rid of seats and having passengers stand, though neither took flight.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of floated

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Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Yet Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare – senior Tory politician, former athlete, bestselling novelist and bon viveur – simply sailed on.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailed

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To neighboring countries, Europe dangled membership in and association with the EU.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Because the second year of Powell’s two-year, $44 million deal is a team option, he could be dangled at the trade deadline to a contender that needs a shooter.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dangled

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On a recent morning, surfers bobbed in the water off North Beach, not far from the rocky structure shoring up the train tracks by the sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
As the balloon carrying the cauldron rose and bobbed a couple hundred feet overhead, many got busy taking photos and recording videos and selfies.

— Hannah Bloch, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobbed

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