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Recent Examples of pontoon
Rivera was reported missing after renting a pontoon boat with Josey and falling out.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Cruise Arkansas River Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center will host pontoon boat trips on the Arkansas River from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 8-9.
—Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Patagonia Lake State Park Length: 1.5-mile hike or a pontoon boat tour.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
What To Know According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Williams fell into the water from his pontoon boat near a dock at Kowaliga's Restaurant in Elmore County.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Cruise Arkansas River Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center will host pontoon boat trips on the Arkansas River from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 8-9.
—Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Patagonia Lake State Park Length: 1.5-mile hike or a pontoon boat tour.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
What To Know According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Williams fell into the water from his pontoon boat near a dock at Kowaliga's Restaurant in Elmore County.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontoon
Noun
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Men in canoes hanging close to shore broke through the waves into the open ocean to help the hunters form a semicircle around the dolphins and corral them to land.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Kiplinger Nature Preserve, located just south of Veterans Memorial Bridge, is also an excellent place to hike or launch a canoe.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2025
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In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Domingo Trujillo, captain of the agency's rescue vessel, told broadcaster TVE that rescuers had been aware that a pregnant woman was on the dinghy.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
25 Mar. 2025
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Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Spend your solo sojourn in the French countryside luxuriating in the property’s 80 acres, ideal for an afternoon picnic and a spin around the private lake on the château’s rowboat.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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Before the summit began, the government announced a raft of new measures.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The following year, Eric Ashby went missing after his raft overturned on the Arkansas River in Colorado.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Paddlers must wear a personal flotation device and bring their own watercraft and whistle.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
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Four watercraft, four drones, six K9s, 40 investigators and 138 community volunteers were involved, the sheriff’s office said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
25 Mar. 2025
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Erik Heil Germany, one of the newer teams, is led by driver Erik Heil, a two-time bronze medalist in the 49er skiff class.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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From towering catamarans racing at 60mph to $12.8m in prize money.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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This fully customizable electric catamaran has the shipyard’s signature solar panels integrated into the hull sides, superstructure and curved areas, covering around 738 square feet of surface area and generating up to 13kWp of energy.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Pontoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontoon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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