rafted

past tense of raft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
Verb
  • Earlier this year, China and India agreed to resume direct flights, which had been suspended since the COVID pandemic.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Warsaw team replaced that entire setup with atoms of rubidium suspended in a glass cell and illuminated by three ultra-stable lasers.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nevada lawyers wrote in an April 4 filing, which came well before the company’s valuation ballooned into the billions this summer.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Average enterprise contracts have also ballooned from $39,000 to $530,000, with Ramp projecting a further $1 million in 2026 as pilots develop into full-scale deployments.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some opponents to the BlackRock acquisition have floated the idea of city government buying AES to keep the public utility out of the hands of private equity.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Palestinians being floated to join efforts to administer Gaza seem selected primarily for their palatability to foreign governments.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The archives stated that after the attack, more than 1,000 POWs ended up in the water as the ship sank, and many of them swam toward land, where Japanese military recaptured a lot.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Carter swam inside behind Ojomo and had a clear path to Mayfield.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Spanish crew of 86 sailed for 35 days.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The receiver sprinted up the sideline more than 20 yards before turning inside, his defender trailing as the ball sailed toward the middle of the field.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Economic deals were again dangled, and – crucially – there was an agreement for a second face-to-face presidential summit, this time in Budapest, Hungary, where ending the Ukraine war could once more be discussed, if not agreed.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Born into poverty in the shadow of old Memorial Stadium, Chico had light mocha skin, greenish-brown eyes, and a tail that dangled from the back of his head.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bill was ready when the bear’s head bobbed up the third time.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Behind your curious browsing is one bobbed and bleary-eyed writer searching for the best October Prime Day deals with a ferocity known only to coupon-cutters.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Rafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafted. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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