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kayak

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Noun
Once that frame is folded out into shape, the kayak's waterproof skin is pulled tight around it, then zipped up across the top. Ben Coxworth march 25, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026 At Newport Sea Base, campers can kayak, paddleboard, sail, fish, and participate in marine science labs. Gqlshare, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
Participants can kayak in waters typically closed to boating and help preserve the lagoon habitat by removing trash. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025 Once there, visitors can swim, fish, kayak through salt marshes or just stretch out on one of the state’s most beautiful, uncrowded beaches. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kayak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayak
Noun
  • On the Columbia River and its tributaries, the party had to dig out five new canoes and then paddle them through treacherous rapids.
    Craig Fehrman, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
  • After spending years developing the Fermilab Holometer, an instrument designed to understand what space and time are made of, Kamai returned to her spiritual roots in Hawaii as an apprentice navigator and crew member of a voyaging canoe.
    Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Nineteen people were found dead and 58 rescued alive by the Italian coast guard, which intercepted a dinghy filled with migrants that was in distress about 80 nautical miles from the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday night.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Officials say the crash happened last Wednesday night while Veglia and his 14-year-old son were on an inflatable dinghy near Indian Creek and Biscayne Pointe.
    Anna McAllister, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly three decades later, the credit card—along with a raft of other perks—accounted for $8 billion, or about 10%, of Delta’s revenue in 2025.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In the News Chronicle, published seven months after the rescue, Cox said the raft was initially attacked by a stinging octopus, and that the lost man, severed by a shark, was finished off by a manta ray.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • On their third anniversary, Irvi proposed in a rowboat in Central Park.
    Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Rivera, who met Goldberg at a dinner with his manager five years ago, ran with the idea, placing a cast of Puerto Rican luminaries in the famous rowboat alongside Bad Bunny — who is draped in the Puerto Rican flag and standing in Washington’s place.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Plan to kayak the aqua waters with Ecology Outfitters or rent a pontoon from Elkhart Watersports.
    Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Florida deputies rushed to save the lives of nearly a dozen people who were tossed into the water off the Fort Myers coast when their pontoon boat overturned, and the dramatic rescue was caught on video.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In 2022, the duo unveiled a 130-foot trimaran concept with double the interior space of a catamaran.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The catamaran set sail that day from the Miami Yacht Club to Flagler Monument Island, prosecutors said in the filing.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Watch paddleboats race across the Tidal Basin, cheer on your March Madness favorites, attend a film festival or explore Georgetown’s art galleries.
    Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Nelson plays the song on a paddleboat as Peacemaker and Harcourt have a moment.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025

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“Kayak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayak. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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