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Recent Examples of pontoon
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.
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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
Guests also have access to a community pool and clubhouse, plus practical perks like an EV charger and dockside pontoon rentals.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
Tours can range from a couple of hours to a full day on the water, and guides will take you out on a pontoon boat or paddlecraft, so there’s something for varying levels of accessibility and activity.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
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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
Guests also have access to a community pool and clubhouse, plus practical perks like an EV charger and dockside pontoon rentals.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
Tours can range from a couple of hours to a full day on the water, and guides will take you out on a pontoon boat or paddlecraft, so there’s something for varying levels of accessibility and activity.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontoon
Noun
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To explore the area, visitors can hike, canoe, or hop aboard a boat on the Lemmenjoki River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who has tried to paddle a canoe upstream knows what that means.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nguyen was among those refugees, crowding as a teen on a dinghy heading for international waters.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
18 Dec. 2025
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Dock the dinghy at Bar One to enjoy a frozen cocktail or an ice-cold beer at this floating bar anchored offshore.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Walk or kayak along the city's gorgeous riverfront parks and trails.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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But her college housemate and kayak support paddler, Sarah Enix, said the swim odyssey — with Breed intending to be in the water each day for five hours and 10 to 12 miles — is being planned meticulously.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Next comes Emergency Medical Services in a rowboat.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The oar swung violently in its oarlock, knocking him into the river and crumpling the raft’s aluminum frame.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wide-scale desertions and 2 million draft dodgers are among a raft of challenges for Ukraine, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said last month.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That seems to be the strategy at Bote, a Floridian inflatable watercraft company that's expanded out into inflatable lounge wares, including on-water hammocks, portable furniture and, now, sunshades.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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Find pontoons, bowriders, surf boats, wakeboards, personal watercraft and more, plus a marine retail display.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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From the skiff, Jewel prayed as the officers cuffed the men, allegedly roughed one up, and eventually coerced him into revealing where the stash was.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
13 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And hitching a ride on a Trilogy catamaran is a thrill in itself.—
Juliana Shallcross,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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This new 164-foot catamaran has blown the Galápagos Islands’ charter offerings wide open.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Pontoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontoon. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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