Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
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In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Campbell told lawmakers the driver who hit their family that night already had her license suspended, a result of a previous DUI conviction.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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The government shutdown straining Transportation Security Administration staffing has ballooned checkpoint wait times beyond two hours at some major airports.—
John Seewer,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile security lines have ballooned with officials estimating wait times could reach four hours.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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She’s viewed as one of the most progressive members of the House of Representatives and has been floated as a potential candidate in either the 2028 presidential race or as a challenger to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a Democrat.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Mamdani has also floated the idea of raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers, a proposal Hochul has resisted.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet) beneath the surface, where sunlight filtered through the Arctic ice and fish swam around a rock formation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, Esparza swam the anchor leg on three relay teams that won gold medals at the NCAA Division II national finals in Evansville, Indiana.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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For cruisers who have sailed on Icon-class ships previously, returning features like the Pearl kinetic art sculpture, the open-air Central Park, the AquaTheater and Absolute Zero will all feel familiar.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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The vessels — the CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean — sailed out of the Gulf in close formation and are now moving at elevated speed toward the Gulf of Oman, MarineTraffic data indicates.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 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
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Muhar walked beside a pond at the Tejon Spreading Works, where ducks bobbed in the shallow water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 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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“Rafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafted. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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