rafting

Definition of raftingnext
present participle of raft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafting
Verb
  • Self said there’s a lot of uncertainty among schools in the Big 12, SEC, Big Ten and ACC because budgets are ballooning past the revenue-share distribution those programs are allotted by their schools.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • This is particularly felt in restaurants, where staff shortages and frequent turnover have pushed fast-food businesses to turn to AI systems and robots in an effort to reduce labor costs, ballooning global restaurant automation into a $28 billion market this year.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Her body was found a few miles away from where she was believed to have been swimming, per police, according to the Miami Herald.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Establish and enforce basic pool and water safety rules, such as never swimming without an adult present.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The hotel has put conservation at its core, visible in a shimmering field of floating solar panels, which I am told is one of the largest arrays in southeast Asia.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • The image of James’s paper lantern, let go and floating up into the night sky like a second moon, augurs his eventual fleeing from his family.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Among the new lines sailing in Alaska are MSC, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and Virgin Voyages.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • The Michigan couple, both US nationals, had been sailing together for more than a decade, documenting their life at sea on social media.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
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“Rafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafting. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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