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Recent Examples of aloft
Many of the prisoners were held aloft by the crowd, some of them sharing deep embraces with people in the crowd.
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NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
In a harvested wheat field, a group of almost a dozen men line up to hold aloft a colorful dragon puppet.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Across Ridge Route Road, where a string of apartment buildings stood a stone’s throw from the flames, residents watched the spectacle like fans at a sporting event — phones held aloft, sharing the shocking images with friends and family via livestreaming video.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
But there was enough helium to keep the Pilgrim aloft—for its first official flight, to mark Akron’s centennial in July 1925, and for the debut of the Santa Claus Express, which rained gifts down on the city that December.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 Jan. 2025
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NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
In a harvested wheat field, a group of almost a dozen men line up to hold aloft a colorful dragon puppet.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Across Ridge Route Road, where a string of apartment buildings stood a stone’s throw from the flames, residents watched the spectacle like fans at a sporting event — phones held aloft, sharing the shocking images with friends and family via livestreaming video.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
But there was enough helium to keep the Pilgrim aloft—for its first official flight, to mark Akron’s centennial in July 1925, and for the debut of the Santa Claus Express, which rained gifts down on the city that December.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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The photo was instantly legendary: former President Trump with his fist in the air, blood seeping from his right ear and an American flag flying overhead.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Most of the development would be on fields of thistles near several lakes where red kites fly overhead.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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This would eventually trend upward until an all-out bidding war took the final number to nearly $800 million.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Gold is for war, and bitcoin for flight, so expect gold to trend upward over the next few years.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The key to the more textured look (above) is product, product, product.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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Watch Sandler's full song, featuring Rosenthal's cameo, above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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