RAFTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

rafted

verb

past tense of raft

as in suspended

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In just two days after launch, Moonshot suspended new subscriptions after demand overwhelmed its computing capacity.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
From the ground, the smooth, rotating ride looked interesting — suspended in twelve pairs of seats, passengers spin at a slight angle for about a minute before descending back to the surface.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of suspended

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And that uncertainty has ballooned into a crisis of its own, which has only intensified after a rapid series of announcements from the Food and Drug Administration.

— Allie Canal, NBC news, 24 July 2026
The trio found that as the disk variations ballooned, the ability to isolate a unique matrix weakened.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of ballooned

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However, Newcastle have been looking at alternatives, and Parma’s Zion Suzuki, the 23-year-old Japan international, has featured during internal discussions, while Brighton’s 25-year-old goalkeeper Carl Rushworth has also been floated.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The team floated the idea to Nestlé’s global KitKat brand group, then gave its agency partner, VML, 24 hours to return with a concept.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of floated

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Courtesy Luxury Living Costa Rica Fortunes sailed away to Europe 300 years ago.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Sears had allowed only a single and faced the minimum 13 batters when Michael Harris II tied the game with a home run that sailed just beyond the tall wall in right field with one out in the fifth.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

Definition of sailed

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Both administrations dangled a nuclear cooperation agreement as a key incentive to Saudi Arabia in return for normalizing ties with Israel.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of dangled

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Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps.

— Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026

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