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Recent Examples of aloft
So too is pride owed to Portugal’s fans, who continued to chant throughout it all, red and green flags aloft, the beat of a lone drum imbuing the 29,000-plus in attendance with an unceasing rhythm as those in Portugal colours hoped for something bordering on miraculous from this match.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
The crowd led chants against Lee and other Republican leaders, who have resisted two years of heated gun reform protests at the General Assembly.
Juan and Carlos Corea, Escalante's uncles, held aloft a smiling portrait of their niece in her quinceañera dress before addressing the crowd in Spanish.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
These powerful downdrafts were supercharged by cold air aloft, created as hail melted and cooled the surrounding atmosphere.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That patient practice will be put to use in 2027 when the first Axiom space station module goes aloft and docks with the ISS.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
The crowd led chants against Lee and other Republican leaders, who have resisted two years of heated gun reform protests at the General Assembly.
Juan and Carlos Corea, Escalante's uncles, held aloft a smiling portrait of their niece in her quinceañera dress before addressing the crowd in Spanish.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
These powerful downdrafts were supercharged by cold air aloft, created as hail melted and cooled the surrounding atmosphere.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That patient practice will be put to use in 2027 when the first Axiom space station module goes aloft and docks with the ISS.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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Raise your head 1 to 2 inches off the floor and extend your arms overhead and behind you.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
28 July 2025
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The recumbent chair and whining drill, the blinding lights and masked faces overhead, the needle, the spit basin, and the X-ray film clamped between your teeth—every detail seems designed to inflame our fears.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Adverb
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Tuesday’s fundraisers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Big Sky, Montana, took in more than $2 million apiece, while an event in Nantucket, Massachusetts, raised upward of $5 million, according to Vance aides.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Aug. 2025
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Even a few years ago, a good 996 Carrera 2 coupe could be had for as little as $10,000, but those days are gone, and decent examples today will fetch well upward of $20,000.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
1 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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As explained in more detail above, this is not the case in the UK.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Watch a trailer: Want SCOOP on any of the TV shows above?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
23 July 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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