RAFTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

rafted

verb

past tense of raft

as in suspended

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Jackson was suspended for striking Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb in the face after the Bills defeated the Rams, 37-34, in overtime on Monday night.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Smythson also collaborated with multidisciplinary studio Fung + Bedford, which created a large-scale installation suspended from the ceiling that’s based on origami designs.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspended

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The 18 dates announced at the start of last week has now ballooned to 26, and stretches into November 2027, with additional shows locked in for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Unsurprisingly, this has ballooned into a national story with teammates and opponents staging protests.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballooned

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Zacharia was not as well known to the press corps compared to other candidates whose names were floated for press secretary following the departure of Karoline Leavitt in August.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Brandon Jones floated to his right, then realized what was happening a quarter of a football field away.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of floated

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Henderson picked it up and sailed a throw to first, allowing the tying run to score.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
More than five centuries ago, the son of a wool weaver from Genoa sailed westward to widen the boundaries of the known world.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailed

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Because the second year of Powell’s two-year, $44 million deal is a team option, he could be dangled at the trade deadline to a contender that needs a shooter.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Tom Cruise has dangled from cliffs, skyscrapers and planes, but oil magnate Digger Rockwell is his riskiest role in eons.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dangled

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On a recent morning, surfers bobbed in the water off North Beach, not far from the rocky structure shoring up the train tracks by the sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
As the balloon carrying the cauldron rose and bobbed a couple hundred feet overhead, many got busy taking photos and recording videos and selfies.

— Hannah Bloch, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

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