rafting

verb

Definition of raftingnext
present participle of raft
as in ballooning

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  1. ballooning
  2. swimming
  3. floating
  4. sailing
Verb
  • Golden State continued its momentum into the third quarter, ballooning its lead to as large as 26.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • As a result, individual books of business are ballooning, and producers are forced to manage more customers than ever.
    — Martin Simoncic, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of ballooning
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  • Her three kids could be seen posing on the beach, getting ready to go swimming.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Then much farther north, a beach was closed to swimming in Maine after a report of two sharks near Reid State Park.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of swimming
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  • But photos showed that the blue sealant had started to peel away, leaving chunks floating on the surface, while algae growth turned the water green.
    — Marco Gacina, NBC news, 2 July 2026
  • The character famously filmed herself floating in the pool and living her best Southern California sorority girl life.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of floating
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  • Royal Caribbean also paid homage to the original Legend of the Seas, which began sailing for the line in the 1990s until 2017, with a model of that ship on display in Schooner Bar.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Two other small tankers exited the Persian Gulf by sailing closer to Iran.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of sailing
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“Rafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafting. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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