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Two men who held office in the Arizona Legislature were outside the building and the state flag was among the banners held aloft over the rioting crowd.
More than 1,500 people have been charged for crimes related to the Capitol attack, according to the Department of Justice.
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Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
The city official held a box aloft and the packed room fell silent under the fluorescent lights of Blue Lake’s community resource center.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The garden places you behind the statue of Old Father Thames, who is riding a two-horse chariot, his trident hold aloft.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Jacinta and the guerriers attacked, and by the time the plane was actually aloft, Carol was on the ground.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
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Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
The city official held a box aloft and the packed room fell silent under the fluorescent lights of Blue Lake’s community resource center.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The garden places you behind the statue of Old Father Thames, who is riding a two-horse chariot, his trident hold aloft.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Jacinta and the guerriers attacked, and by the time the plane was actually aloft, Carol was on the ground.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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Advertisement The park across the street, the shrubs around the station and even the California flag flying overhead all burned in the heat and flames.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Venus and Saturn will be in the southwest while Jupiter lies high overhead and Mars in the east.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Look for Chase Utley to make a major upward in 2026, greasing the skids for future induction.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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According to Milk, apply short, hair-like strokes upward from the beginning of your brow to the tail both in the morning and at night.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Watch the video and look through the comments above.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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What To Know About Trump’s ‘Mass Deportation’ Push—As Major Cities And Mexico Brace For Surge As mentioned above, the RPG elements are mostly very watered down in Veilguard.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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