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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafting
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The state has been consistently strapped for cash over the past two years, driven in particular by ballooning Medicaid costs.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026 -
As more retail investors participate in capital markets, the opportunities for asset managers to handle those funds are ballooning.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
19 Dec. 2025
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The big animals were still swimming as night fell and the hunters returned home.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, just some of the experiences left on her impressive list include visiting Vatican City, going on a cruise, running a marathon, swimming with dolphins and visiting the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Within days, a boater found a suitcase containing human legs floating in the bay, followed by two more suitcases over the next week, The Star-Ledger reported.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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By morning, the bubbles would long have gone flat and the little bodies of the millers would be floating in the water, their wings soaked and black.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The finale then opens with a young Catherine preparing to go sailing with her parents and sister, Andrea (Savanna Gann).—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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Both ships are currently sailing westward to South Korea’s Port of Busan.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Rafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafting. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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