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Recent Examples of aloft
Yet even with so great a downward force, the balloons stay aloft.
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Holding aloft every trophy on offer with the Reds—apart from the Europa League—the relentless number 11 has only occasionally gone off the boil, reliability that has ultimately resulted in greatness.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Though mostly a blur, the cars kicked up dust and sparks under the lights as onlookers held cell phones aloft, quickly pivoting their torsos to try and match the speed of the cars racing by.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Scores of phones were held aloft to record the spectacle as the room bristled with a mixture of excitement and sheer bewilderment.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Holding aloft every trophy on offer with the Reds—apart from the Europa League—the relentless number 11 has only occasionally gone off the boil, reliability that has ultimately resulted in greatness.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Though mostly a blur, the cars kicked up dust and sparks under the lights as onlookers held cell phones aloft, quickly pivoting their torsos to try and match the speed of the cars racing by.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Scores of phones were held aloft to record the spectacle as the room bristled with a mixture of excitement and sheer bewilderment.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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The fluorescent lights hummed overhead as Maria Haversham stared at the endless stream of emails on her screen.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Anticipation regarding what might happen on closing night rippled through the stadium before the singer appeared onstage, not least because of the numerous cameras peppered around the floor and rigged on wires overhead.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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The stock market in general has trended upward and cryptocurrency values have skyrocketed.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Crypto assets have rocketed upward in value since Trump’s election, with bitcoin surging to $100,000 for the first time ever.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Barrels, boxes and bottles Inside was a pill press and, in the warehouse above, dozens of barrels, boxes, and bottles of different chemicals.Timour Azhari, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Listen to Behar discuss life after death in the podcast above.EW.com, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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