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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafting
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Analysts have estimated that keeping the unit open for 90 additional days will cost the utilities at least $20 million, with costs ballooning to as much as $150 million if its life is extended one year.—
Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026 -
The second of those, still ballooning in South Carolina, is over 875 cases and counting.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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The flavor was overwhelmingly oversized, proving that few things look as luxurious as swimming around in a gigantic khaki coat.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2026
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Tracking tags used by OCEARCH have revealed white sharks use the East Coast like a highway in the winter, swimming from Canada to warmer waters off Florida.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy Jewish comfort food at its finest—light and fluffy matzo balls floating in a bowl of rich chicken stock and tender vegetables.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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Putting a toe in the water, trying something new on for size, floating a trial balloon.—
Mark Woolsey,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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This aerial view shows the Taiwanese cargo ship Yang Ming sailing out of the Panama Canal on the Pacific side in Panama City on October 6, 2025.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Later research, using records from the International Maritime Organization, showed that of the 204 reports of piracy and armed robbery worldwide in 2017, only three occurred in the region where Dad was sailing.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Rafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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