rafting

present participle of raft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafting
Verb
  • Friar also called attention to compute constraints caused by ballooning AI demands, which have led the company to go beyond its partnership with Microsoft and reach deals with Oracle, Coreweave and others.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Rising mortgage rates have further burdened buyers, with monthly payments ballooning beyond reach for many.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Plymouth White Horse Beach and Long Beach were closed to swimming on Sunday, as the beaches had red flag warnings due to the white shark off Manomet Point.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • By now, your head might be swimming, and that’s understandable.
    Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013 with the goal of removing 90% of floating ocean plastic by 2040.
    Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • However, with the outbreak of World War I, the British Admiralty requisitioned the ship and converted it into a floating hospital.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2025, Thorne’s Netflix miniseries Adolescence became a global juggernaut, sailing to the top of streaming charts and sparking international conversation.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Products sailing out of Busan can be moved via two active trans-Pacific services that stop at the Port of Los Angeles.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Rafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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