RAFTING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

rafting

verb

Definition of rafting

present participle of raft

as in ballooning

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Golden State continued its momentum into the third quarter, ballooning its lead to as large as 26.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
As a result, individual books of business are ballooning, and producers are forced to manage more customers than ever.

— Martin Simoncic, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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These include leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can cause flu-like symptoms, which people can contract by swimming in freshwater puddles, ponds, or streams contaminated with animal urine.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
In another case, a child contracted it while swimming in Lake Michigan and in yet another, a man was infected while cleaning up sewage.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 July 2026

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Home to the first floating Zuma in the world, Japanese is arguably the Waldorf Astoria Maldives’ most popular cuisine.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
The interiors are purposefully focused around the driver, and the integrated gear-change gate beneath the floating dashboard immediately catches your eye.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026

Definition of floating

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Similarly, Gemini services sailing to Ningbo on the May date had a 24-hour waiting time on average, which had extended to a one-to-two-day average time to berth by the end of June.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Where Crystal Symphony Sails The ship is sailing to Alaska in the summer of 2026 before moving onward to Canada, New England, and the Caribbean.

— Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of sailing

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