rafting

present participle of raft

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Finally, when simply ballooning coaching contracts was no longer enough, the deals also had to be guaranteed, lest another school poach your leader.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • And none of this money includes what other partner nations pay per year on upkeep of their modules and the care, feeding, and training of crews, ballooning the overall cost further.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Domenic Biagini, who owns and operates Gone Whale Watching San Diego, captured footage of the massive group of dolphins, estimating that there were between 2,000 and 7,000 of the sea creatures swimming together.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Apparently, Princess Kate enjoys swimming in extremely cold streams and pools in the dark.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While the white shiplap interior, floor-to-ceiling windows, and floating staircase create an airy feel, there’s also plenty of texture among the leather, wood and rattan furnishings to warm things up.
    Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Hu also revealed that China is exploring other nuclear vessels, including a Suezmax oil tanker powered by a lead-bismuth cooled fast reactor and a floating nuclear power station.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The sessions will continue in the Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, a private island sanctuary in the Bahamas, where guests will learn about coral restoration and marine protection, before sailing the turquoise waters with Horn to see the importance of protecting the delicate underwater ecosystems.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
  • City Cruises along the Sacramento River will be concluding their seasonal Halloween rides with their final voyages sailing off Friday.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Rafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafting. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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