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noun

plural of raft
as in loads
a considerable amount the babysitter had to listen to a whole raft of rules before she was allowed to even pick up the baby

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verb

present tense third-person singular of raft
as in buoys

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Recent Examples of rafts
Noun
They are filled with cuddly characters, Broadway-caliber shows and water slides with screens set into the tubes to tell stories about Mickey Mouse while riders rocket past on rafts. — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026 But flows on much of the Colorado River were high enough for rafts and kayaks this week. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026 For something slower-paced, float the Penticton channel that connects Okanagan and Skaha lakes on tube rafts. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026 Star Valley Search & Rescue, a voluntary team that works at the direction of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, had been searching daily with drones, rafts, jet skis and a jet boat. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Tzikas pointed to the San Juan Rapids, Clay Banks and Sailor Bar areas as those with stronger currents and eddies that can throw individuals from their rafts and paddleboards or submerge them before shooting them rapidly downstream. — Reeti Malhotra july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 Inspired by the way fire ants form floating rafts during floods, the system allows each robot to make local decisions rather than relying on constant instructions from a central computer. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Even on a recent work day, the smell of sunscreen wafted through the air as people hauled rafts to the water and filled out forms. — Carolyn Komatsoulis updated July 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafts
  1. loads
  2. balloons
  3. dozens
  4. floats
  5. piles
  6. tons
  7. hundreds
  8. bundles
Noun
  • The weight is adjustable, allowing experienced CrossFit athletes and fitness newcomers to ruck together while carrying different loads.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Today, there are loads of fancier, stronger knots that have become common in fishing.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026
Definition of loads
Verb
  • Cut with a curved outer seam that balloons slightly through the thigh before tapering at the ankle, the shape is all about creating volume.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The mid-rise jeans have an exaggerated barrel silhouette that balloons out at the knee and tapers into a wide-leg fit at the ankle.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Definition of balloons
Noun
  • Around the dozens of containers that make Toolik the US’s largest research station in the Arctic, musk ox and caribou graze on dwarf birches and fragrant labrador tea, while Arctic ground squirrels pop out of their burrows to survey the tundra.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The 180-acre (73-hectare) retreat, which is run by the Navy and guarded by Marines, has a cabin named Aspen that’s reserved for the president, plus about a dozen other cabins for guests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of dozens
Verb
  • Though officially Danish, Bornholm floats midway between Sweden, Germany, and Poland.
    — Stephanie Gavan, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
  • Streaks of light fly down the carriage in one dueling scene, and in the show’s climax, the lights go dark when a dementor — played by a hooded actor puppeteering the creature strapped to their torso — floats down the aisle.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of floats
Noun
  • The smell of rotten eggs permeates communities where large piles of decaying sargassum emit ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Content piles up faster than it can be classified or reused, and AI only accelerates that.
    — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Local favorites include 5 Tacos & Beers, which has fresh, housemade corn tortillas, tons of brews on tap, and a charming patio area for outdoor dining.
    — Barbara Noe Kennedy, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
  • The company said the vehicles will operate at gross weights between 32 and 42 tons and have daily ranges between 250 and 300 miles, which depend on route profile, load weight and operating conditions.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • In addition to the startling experience of touching the remains of an animal that lived hundreds of millions of years ago, contact with the Mastodonsaurus offers an opportunity to reflect on the future, those involved in the project said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • As artificial intelligence expands across K-12 schools, Massachusetts announced a new $500,000 public-private investment in AI applied learning opportunities for hundreds of students, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced Tuesday.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • The matter and antimatter annihilate each other, creating other particles, including bundles of quarks.
    — Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • Hundreds of enterprise customers have purchased millions of seats for high-end E7 productivity software bundles, Nadella said on a conference call with analysts.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 July 2026
Definition of bundles

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