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the babysitter had to listen to a whole raft of rules before she was allowed to even pick up the baby
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Recent Examples of rafts
Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The trip combines hiking and rafting; my group of 12 disembarks to tie up the rafts for short lunch hikes or full-day treks.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Each became part of the political and historical phenomenon termed the balsero crisis, so named for the balsas, or makeshift rafts, that carried the refugees out into the Florida Straits.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Flint River Outdoor Center has half-day, full-day, and overnight trips on and above the Sprewell Bluff section with canoes, kayaks, rafts, and a shuttle service.
—David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
This became apparent after our group popped the floor of one of our rafts, which later resulted in multiple pins.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
The local media loved this and similar stunts the group pulled, such as attaching wings to bicycles, attempting to fly over the river, and towing bicycles on rafts behind canoes.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Others, that they were floated on rafts.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
The proposal would ban Fletcher from ever selling or advertising boats, rafts or related goods and services, as well as travel- or vacation-related services in Idaho or to Idaho residents.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The trip combines hiking and rafting; my group of 12 disembarks to tie up the rafts for short lunch hikes or full-day treks.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Each became part of the political and historical phenomenon termed the balsero crisis, so named for the balsas, or makeshift rafts, that carried the refugees out into the Florida Straits.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Flint River Outdoor Center has half-day, full-day, and overnight trips on and above the Sprewell Bluff section with canoes, kayaks, rafts, and a shuttle service.
—David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
This became apparent after our group popped the floor of one of our rafts, which later resulted in multiple pins.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
The local media loved this and similar stunts the group pulled, such as attaching wings to bicycles, attempting to fly over the river, and towing bicycles on rafts behind canoes.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Others, that they were floated on rafts.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafts
Noun
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International, Denver International and Dallas-Fort Worth also experienced dozens of cancellations and hundreds of delays, FlightAware data shows.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The original location closed more than a dozen years ago.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The mid-rise jeans have an exaggerated barrel silhouette that balloons out at the knee and tapers into a wide-leg fit at the ankle.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The specter of inflation will only reappear if the Fed balloons the money supply.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the most popular picks among winter sports enthusiasts take them to the nation’s mightiest mountain ranges, with technique-testing terrain, breathtaking views, and piles of powder.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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His investing strategy has turned on an incessant search for value, with Berkshire Hathaway often sitting on giant piles of cash until just the right deal comes through.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The soft, breathable cotton blend fabric floats away from the body and can be worn both over a shirt and under a jacket.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Whereas therapy looks backward to heal, and self-help often floats in abstraction, Space of mind looks forward, quantifying how identity, beliefs, and emotions evolve over time.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Qatar aims to have 11 million tons per year of CCS capacity in place by 2035.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grating sections are approximately 5½ feet wide by 38 feet and about 5 inches deep, with each piece weighing about 2 tons.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, Stryker paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to help develop its own devices.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, he was posthumously named a national hero of Indonesia – prompting protests from human rights groups and victims who decried the award as whitewashing a repressive regime that left hundreds of thousands dead, according to historians.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Major grocery chains are offering cost-conscious Thanksgiving meal bundles in response to rising food prices.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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Its dactyl clubs are composed of layers of fibers; some form herringbone patterns, while others are made of corkscrew-like bundles.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Rafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafts. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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