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
David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The Beijing government has promised retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Chinese exports after a raft of new trade measures also drew sharp condemnation from Mexico and Canada.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
However, nothing compared to the white water rafting mishap at age 21.
—Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In the coming weeks, Ross, Grant, and their circle entertained a raft of names for their fledgling creation—Manhattan, New York Weekly, New York Life, Truth, Our Town—before another acquaintance, the Broadway press agent John Toohey, came up with The New Yorker.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The Beijing government has promised retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Chinese exports after a raft of new trade measures also drew sharp condemnation from Mexico and Canada.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
His hope is that rafting outfitters might find a way to continue to offer float trips on the new river, and that those boaters would use the future store as a resupply station.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
However, nothing compared to the white water rafting mishap at age 21.
—Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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Stocks are buoyed by a healthy U.S. economy, and Fed officials are optimistic about the economic outlook, according to minutes from their January meeting, which might also complicate progress towards bringing down inflation.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025
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Clinton was buoyed by a booming economy as well as the implementation of tax increases and spending cuts.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Riding The Collaboration Wave After two highly successful seasons, brands are capitalizing on The White Lotus’ success with a slew of collaborations.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Unlike 2017, when a slew of Republican voices were vocally against him, almost no congressional Republicans now speak out against him.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
20 Feb. 2025
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Some of his costars are seen in the documentary, both in original and archived interviews, discussing how the matter was not dealt with or discussed, even as the Friends castmembers’ individual value ballooned to $1.1 million per episode.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, assaults on inmates ballooned from 1,267 in 2019 to 2,697 for the first 11 months of 2024.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Moore’s book is among dozens placed off limits for at least a week in school libraries operated by the DOD as the new administration aims to roll back protections for transgender people and terminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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More than a dozen people have been hospitalized for measles as of Friday.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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There's already a shooting revealed in the Season 3 premiere, with at least one body floating in the water.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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As usual, this year’s corpse is first seen floating in the resort’s waters, the better to conceal its identity.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The measure essentially establishes a price for each ton of carbon emitted, based on the long-term damages it is expected to cause in the future.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Pioneer Woman’s Spring Collection is filled with tons of kitchen pieces that Grandma would love.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There, guests can swim amid psychedelic colored wrasses and butterflyfish, and backstroke with barracudas and reef sharks.—
Jordan Riefe,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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Swim in Cold Water Some research indicates that swimming in cold water can improve menopause symptoms, including hot flashes.—
Sarah Jividen,
Health,
15 Feb. 2025
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While the warning was emphatic — and the accounts linked to the scheme were suspended — newer meme accounts promoting Stake have continued to pop up on the site.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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The American Bar Association (ABA) has voted to suspend its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) standard for law schools as the Trump administration looks to gut all programs and initiatives associated with DEI within the federal government.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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