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Recent Examples of pontoon
Next to it sat a pontoon boat and a basketball goal.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
At Quai de Cologny, people sunbathe on a round pontoon, whose striking design is a draw in itself.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Paddle around the streams and ponds in a canoe or kayak at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort, or rent a motorized pontoon and explore the surrounding lakes and inlets.
—Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Expect days to be filled with activities like standup paddle boarding, pontoon boat cruises, and waterfront dining.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
At Quai de Cologny, people sunbathe on a round pontoon, whose striking design is a draw in itself.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Paddle around the streams and ponds in a canoe or kayak at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort, or rent a motorized pontoon and explore the surrounding lakes and inlets.
—Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Expect days to be filled with activities like standup paddle boarding, pontoon boat cruises, and waterfront dining.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontoon
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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And visitors from all over the country go to take canoe trips and kayak trips down the Rio Grande.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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For relaxation, rent a paddleboard, canoe, or kayak to explore.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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On their third anniversary, Irvi proposed in a rowboat in Central Park.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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The video was shot by another TowBoatUS captain, Enzo Ramos, who told the Herald the person on the personal watercraft said the man’s leg was badly injured.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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As approximately 96% of adult manatees bear scars from watercraft strikes, this remains a serious issue for the species.—
Elizabeth Neville,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Pontoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontoon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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