rafted

past tense of raft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafted
Verb
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon isn't among the five fraternities that are currently listed as suspended.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While the league rulebook states what should happen during the anthem, the protocols were suspended years ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • What started out as a small competition with a few analyst teams presenting ideas to the CEO has since ballooned into one of the company’s most popular events of the year.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In the years since its inception, Evolution Mallorca ballooned into a destination festival showcasing the best of cinema produced in the region but also attracting major international names.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Even after Bretton Woods collapsed and many currencies floated freely, the dollar continued to dominate.
    — Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ryanair even floated the idea of charging to use the bathroom or getting rid of seats and having passengers stand, though neither took flight.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After lingering in nearby waters for hours, the shark swam beneath an outer barrier net installed on the platform that night and reentered the waterway.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, a mother humpback and her calf swam into the Delta in 2007.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Giants had a chance to take the lead after that but Dominic Zvada’s 44-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To neighboring countries, Europe dangled membership in and association with the EU.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Because the second year of Powell’s two-year, $44 million deal is a team option, he could be dangled at the trade deadline to a contender that needs a shooter.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Chiefs had no answer for Smith-Njigba, who bobbed and weaved his way through the defense for nine catches, 150 yards and a touchdown.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • On a recent morning, surfers bobbed in the water off North Beach, not far from the rocky structure shoring up the train tracks by the sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
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“Rafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafted. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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