rafting

Definition of raftingnext
present participle of raft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafting
Verb
  • At the youth levels, participation is still ballooning.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the economic slowdown in China and ballooning public debt in the United States are in part due to the two powers’ aging populations.
    John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • State and federal authorities are investigating after a man was captured on video in Hawaii throwing a rock toward an endangered Hawaiian monk seal swimming off the coast of Lahaina, Maui.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • This spring, biologists saw 77 fish swimming around in the hole.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Some disc golf discs have extra features that can range from being glow-in-the-dark to floating when landing in water.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • China has continued to purchase Iranian oil during the conflict, analysts say, still importing well over a million barrels per day last month – drawing down stock from floating storage already in Asia and unaffected by the US naval blockade of Hormuz.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The ban will affect passengers sailing on Utopia of the Seas, which visits Nassau on Tuesday, plus Oasis of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas in port at CocoCay.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • At the time of publication, the ship is sailing on a three- to four-day journey that began the evening of May 6 from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands, where Spanish authorities have agreed to assist the imperiled vessel.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
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“Rafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafting. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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