rafting

present participle of raft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rafting
Verb
  • But other challenges have cropped up, too, from dockworker strikes to ballooning construction costs.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Both Washington and Beijing on Tuesday began charging new tit-for-tat port fees on each other’s ships; the levies are part of a ballooning economic conflict between the countries that flared up last week, cooled slightly over the weekend, and ramped back up Tuesday.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Drinking beers with everyone in this restaurant at this hotel, and going to a quarry and swimming with Brad and (executive producer) Mark Roybal.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In June, a child drowned while swimming with his family at Hamilton Creek Park.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The former ocean liner, which sailed from the 1930s to the 1960s, now serves as a floating hotel and offers paranormal after-hours tours.
    Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • For architecture fans, the hotel can help set up journeys to pagods and temples over 700 years old; other excursions on offer include trips to floating fishing villages such as Cửa Vạn and Vung Viêng and ethical pearl cultivation.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Columbus continued to search for gold before sailing to the neighboring island, now known as Cuba.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Daisy Kelliher is sailing the seas with her very own new podcast, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Rafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rafting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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