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
Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Kehoe assumes control of a state government that has benefited from a raft of pandemic-era federal aid, but will soon confront a tighter budget era.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Andrew Nickerson was rescued later that night by a group rafting the 280-mile stretch of the river that runs through the Grand Canyon.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
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Noun
In summary, young people are spending a raft of time on TikTok, making any ban impactful on their day-to-day lives.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Kehoe assumes control of a state government that has benefited from a raft of pandemic-era federal aid, but will soon confront a tighter budget era.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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From the author behind American Fiction, this ingenious riff on Huckleberry Finn is instead told by Jim, the enslaved man who rafts with Huck down the Mississippi.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Andrew Nickerson was rescued later that night by a group rafting the 280-mile stretch of the river that runs through the Grand Canyon.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
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The Chinese company's tech is raising questions about whether demand for Nvidia's chips could take a hit, as well as whether investors are overvaluing tech stocks that have been buoyed by the promise of AI, from Meta to Microsoft, experts said.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Andrews’ spirit has also been buoyed thanks to a seemingly unlikely source — Bills Mafia.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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In attendance to support her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Swift donned a $5,000 Monogrammed Jacquard Knit Jacket along with a slew of expensive accessories.—
Caroline Thayer,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — A slew of releases last week demonstrate how Chinese companies such as DeepSeek and ByteDance have moved quickly with artificial intelligence models that compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Trail Blazers’ lead ballooned to as large as 27 points in the second half.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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The immigration court backlog ballooned to more than three million cases at the end of 2024 fiscal year, according to the Congressional Research Service.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Since early December, more than two dozen cases have been confirmed in domestic cats in the United States.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Last year, two dozen four-bedroom homes in an oceanfront Manhattan Beach neighborhood rented for a median price of $16,000 a month, according to data from the multiple listing service.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Campbells have been known to just sit on a terrace with a local beer keeping a look-out for those whales while giant icebergs float past.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hot-air balloons float in the distance, trees sway in the breeze, and pennant flags in the transgender-pride colors wave overhead.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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For the driver who sees their vehicle as simple transportation, whose priorities lie with reducing greenhouse emissions, or simply who doesn’t care about what powers their car all that much, a plug-in hybrid can make a ton of sense.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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Crews have been removing more than 10 tons of debris and sanitizing campuses.—
Teresa Watanabe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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As the Trump administration levels against DEI, Costco is swimming against a tide causing numerous large retail corporations to dial back DEI initiatives, including Amazon, Walmart, McDonald’s, Lowe’s and Tractor Supply.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Transporting such a high profile witness requires a private plane, but the Alaskan woods are not exactly swimming in charter jets.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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At Sony in 2001, he was suspended without pay for 30 days for falsifying film critic quotes to promote four of the studio’s movies.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Apple is suspending its new artificial intelligence feature summarizing alerts for news and entertainment apps after facing complaints from news outlets and press freedom groups about generating false and inaccurate information.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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