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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Recent Examples of raft
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Goodfellas completed a raft of international deals earlier this year.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025
This is not a trip for novices, so the permitting process includes meeting park service standards for the skills to raft this river.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In emergencies, some drones are able to drop rafts to drowning swimmers.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Goodfellas completed a raft of international deals earlier this year.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Verb
Signature Adventures Most people show up to raft the New River, which runs for 53 miles through the heart of the 1,000-foot deep canyon.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025
This is not a trip for novices, so the permitting process includes meeting park service standards for the skills to raft this river.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raft
Verb
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Audiences are really latching onto A24’s Friendship, buoying it to no. 7 at the domestic box office on just 60 screens with a $1.4 million weekend ($23k per screen average) and a $2+ million cume.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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But Trump has cast that caution aside in his second term, no doubt buoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision last year granting broad presidential immunity from prosecution.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Noun
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It’s been a bumper seven days for law enforcement working on cyber and dark web investigations, who have accomplished a slew of takedowns, arrests and seizures across the world.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Power grids strained, energy costs ballooned and the companies that failed to plan paid the price.—
Erik Greenstein,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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By 1929, even as the federal budget ballooned, veterans benefits still represented 20% of the total federal budget.—
Jamie Rowen,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The business expected to cater a few dozen graduations, parties and other events as the Memorial Day weekend approached.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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Historians think that more than a dozen ships were scuttled in the same area as the J.C. Ames, though only a handful have been discovered.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
Verb
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In April, President Donald Trump floated the idea of deporting U.S. citizens with violent criminal records to El Salvador.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Mass, he was found dead in a channel in the harbor, face down, his hat floating nearby.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Noun
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After finishing third in the state and returning a ton of talent, though, the mindset has shifted.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The Reserve’s storage facility features scores of private vaults capable of storing 25 to 60 tons of gold, which are stored in boxes and sealed.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Verb
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What to do: Hiking dramatic portions of the Pacific Crest Trail; climbing peaks that few others have summited; boating and swimming in the adjacent NRAs.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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To get the boat back on course, three crew members voluntarily entered the harbor to swim/push the boat back to shore.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
Verb
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On May 11, Rollins suspended imports of live cattle, horses and bison across the southern border to combat the spread of screwworm.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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However on Thursday, a federal appeals court temporarily suspended the lower court's order, allowing the White House to continue collecting import levies for now.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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