rafts 1 of 2

plural of raft
as in loads
a considerable amount 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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rafts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of raft

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Recent Examples of rafts
Noun
That is, rafts of interior backstory and description that don’t obviously serve the plot. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 Some customers paddled by on rafts and boards, above what used to be the boardwalk. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 The Coast Guard had dropped inflatable rafts in the water nearby, but the teen — who was suffering from hypothermia — was too weak to swim to them. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026 Borders are porous; in jet planes and on rafts, desperate people cross oceans. — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 But there’s plenty to keep kids occupied here from pool toys and rafts to beachside games like jenga and bocce. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 Some 680 rescuers eventually reached the Gyirong area by foot and via rafts. — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The group had been water tubing on the Muskegon River when their rafts, which were only meant to be used in a pool, broke apart and left them stranded, Jazman's mother, Teresa Hock, told WWMT. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafts
Noun
  • The elasticity of the cloud isn’t available in an air-gapped on-premise environment; hence, the size needs to account for the peak loads.
    — Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • PlusAI is a company working on autonomous trucking solutions with Nvidia, and the sand was in the trailers to simulate freight loads.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Cut with a curved outer seam that balloons slightly through the thigh before tapering at the ankle, the shape is all about creating volume.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Meanwhile, bedside control panels—available in nearly a dozen languages—operate lighting, curtains, TVs, and room service orders.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The high court’s current term already features 33 cases, with the justices expected to take up roughly two to three dozen more cases for oral argument before the term concludes at the end of June.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Maybach Ocean Club is betting that the ultimate clubhouse is one that floats, with a 508-foot superyacht serving as its ever-changing backdrop for private dinners, business meetings, wellness retreats, and cultural events.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Zero, Jack Skellington’s dog, floats on the side of a handbag; the Harlequin Demon is rendered with feathers and leather scales; and Skellington himself is painted as a peekaboo surprise inside a carryall.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • One useful adjustment could improve the day far more than an ambitious overhaul that leaves everything temporarily in piles.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
  • But when winter arrives, those leaves could be replaced by piles of snow.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • It's also defined by tons of glazing, including windows and large operable doors.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Workers have taken down dozens of trees and have been moving tons of dirt on both sides of the freeway.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Also pending is the release of hundreds of political prisoners.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • That's a casualty of last year's government shutdown, which idled hundreds of government price-checkers so prices from October 2025 were never recorded for comparison.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Available options include Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ with ads, plus Netflix and HBO Max bundles.
    — Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Though the company is still throwing off bundles of cash, the profits aren’t good enough for a ravenous Wall Street, and the blood of 1,000 staff has been let as Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters attempt to change the record.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Rafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafts. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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