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Recent Examples of aloft
Fans poured onto the pitch to celebrate Everton’s stoppage-time equaliser with goalscorer James Tarkowski and his team-mates, one holding a corner flag aloft.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The convoy has had to weave its way through the hundreds of civilians who have gathered to watch the release, many of them holding their phones and cameras aloft to capture the moment.
—NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Many of the prisoners were held aloft by the crowd, some of them sharing deep embraces with people in the crowd.
—NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
In a harvested wheat field, a group of almost a dozen men line up to hold aloft a colorful dragon puppet.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The convoy has had to weave its way through the hundreds of civilians who have gathered to watch the release, many of them holding their phones and cameras aloft to capture the moment.
—NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Many of the prisoners were held aloft by the crowd, some of them sharing deep embraces with people in the crowd.
—NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
In a harvested wheat field, a group of almost a dozen men line up to hold aloft a colorful dragon puppet.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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At this moment, the moon is shining directly overhead from a point in the Pacific Ocean, 1,565 miles (2,520 km) northwest of the Galapagos Islands.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Nearby aircraft soared overhead to look for the wreckage and any survivors.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Gold is for war, and bitcoin for flight, so expect gold to trend upward over the next few years.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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This would eventually trend upward until an all-out bidding war took the final number to nearly $800 million.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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This gave us a point where the edge of each anchor should be on the joist above.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Listen to the full interview with Lowes on Fake Doctors, Real Friends With Zach and Donald above.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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