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
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 Lorenzo was with his family in Aruba on August 11 when a boat pulling rafts the family members were on abruptly turned, sending the floating rafts towards another boat, according to the outlet. Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 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 Another historic beach club, Le Carillon (from 1937), features a stylish collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana, with the designers’ vivid Verde Maiolica pattern used for loungers, umbrellas, beach towels-- and even floating rafts. Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Scientists will also be able to use satellite observations of the pumice rafts to hone estimates of the size of the eruption. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026 For Nidever, Light and the rest, the rafts were an easy way to make a fast buck. Literary Hub, 29 July 2026 They are filled with cuddly characters, Broadway-caliber shows and water slides with screens set into the tubes to tell stories about Mickey Mouse while riders rocket past on rafts. Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafts
Noun
  • The size and specialized nature of these loads can also create opportunities for carriers to take on new customers and routes.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 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
  • Ross beat Secker by less than three dozen votes to become the GOP candidate in the House contest in Missouri’s 161st District.
    Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • More than two dozen law enforcement officials, from crime analysts to chiefs of police, have been charged with violating their oaths of office and conducting unauthorized searches within the Flock Safety system in Georgia in the past few months.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Boaters of all backgrounds will wade into the world of watercraft this weekend as the Orlando Boat Show floats into Central Florida.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Lil Uzi Vert floats in and out of the beat, allowing the rhythm to do much of the work and creating a record that feels almost impossible to experience sitting still.
    Brittney Williams, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Glossy tomatoes on the vine, a wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano (party favors), piles of lemons, platters of antipasti, and dishes arriving from friends’ kitchens bring more life and color to a room than anything overly decorative ever could.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Their charred carcasses litter the steep lanes leading to the villages, while the houses have been reduced to nothing more than piles of smoking ashes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • China’s grain output reached a record 715 million tons in 2025, while national plans call for increasing comprehensive grain production capacity to about 725 million tons by 2030.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But by the end of the season, Bowen Byram and Power were eating tons of minutes together and helping lead the Sabres to the best record in the Atlantic Division.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Illinois is now tied with New Jersey for the highest property taxes in the nation, and raising commercial fair market values by hundreds of millions of dollars in a single year has told companies this is not a stable place to do business.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The company employs about 850 people, does hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure work around the Northeast, and is frequently Connecticut’s choice on big-ticket contracts to construct schools, rebuild highways or repair bridges.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The locations 7 Brew purchased at auction come in two bundles, with 49 sites in group A and 24 in group B.
    John Magsam Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond the hero device, Dyson is positioning the CameraJet as the first piece of a larger Dyson Dental System that includes formulation bundles and, eventually, subscriptions for refills.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Rafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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