Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
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Several major airlines located there, including Emirates and Etihad in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Qatar Airways in Doha, have suspended flights to and from their bases at least until Monday afternoon local time.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Dubai International Airport, one of the largest in the world, suspended service indefinitely Sunday.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Block ballooned from about 4,000 employees in 2019 to nearly 13,000 during the pandemic, a fact that was cited by skeptics across social media after the cuts were announced.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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By the time Ejiofor got to the line and split a pair of free throws, the lead had ballooned to 31-11 with six minutes left in the half.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
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Footage also captured a parachute deploying as at least one crew member floated toward the ground.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Drew Angerer / Getty Images file For months, school officials have floated proposals to relocate or close at least four middle schools on the Upper West Side, citing low enrollment, funding squeezes, academic performance and compliance with a 2022 law requiring class-size reductions by 2028.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Albarn swam in the Ganges, scattered his father’s ashes into its mythology.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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As the waters triumphed, dark fish swam up the steps of the Senate House.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Over the course of just one minute, the gunman sailed down the city’s bustling Sixth Street and then exited his car, firing off even more bullets, ultimately killing three people and injuring 13 others before he was fatally shot by police.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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For now, the diplomatic ship appears to have sailed.—
Javed Ali,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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State lawmakers voted last week to serve Floridians a dose of pretty poison, bottled in the shape of a massive tax cut and dangled before voters in the November election.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Johnson was dangled at the trade deadline after generating interest.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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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 6 Mar. 2026.
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