Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
Verb
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No injuries were reported, but the airport suspended all flights for several hours.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Stock markets suspended trading for a few days.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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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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Later, orange lanterns carrying well-wishes floated toward the stars, mingling with the distant strains of Lao ditties from the karaoke machines of the ramshackle bars that lined the banks.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
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City officials have floated the idea of a parking garage in the downtown village district for over a decade.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 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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The ball fell to Ludmila, who evaded her defender and fired a shot toward goal, but the attempt sailed upward.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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His 7-wood sailed into the water right of the green on the par-5 11th.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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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 24 Mar. 2026.
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