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
Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Kehoe assumes control of a state government that has benefited from a raft of pandemic-era federal aid, but will soon confront a tighter budget era.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Andrew Nickerson was rescued later that night by a group rafting the 280-mile stretch of the river that runs through the Grand Canyon.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
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Noun
In summary, young people are spending a raft of time on TikTok, making any ban impactful on their day-to-day lives.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Kehoe assumes control of a state government that has benefited from a raft of pandemic-era federal aid, but will soon confront a tighter budget era.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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From the author behind American Fiction, this ingenious riff on Huckleberry Finn is instead told by Jim, the enslaved man who rafts with Huck down the Mississippi.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Andrew Nickerson was rescued later that night by a group rafting the 280-mile stretch of the river that runs through the Grand Canyon.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
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The Chinese company's tech is raising questions about whether demand for Nvidia's chips could take a hit, as well as whether investors are overvaluing tech stocks that have been buoyed by the promise of AI, from Meta to Microsoft, experts said.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Andrews’ spirit has also been buoyed thanks to a seemingly unlikely source — Bills Mafia.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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In attendance to support her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Swift donned a $5,000 Monogrammed Jacquard Knit Jacket along with a slew of expensive accessories.—
Caroline Thayer,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — A slew of releases last week demonstrate how Chinese companies such as DeepSeek and ByteDance have moved quickly with artificial intelligence models that compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Trail Blazers’ lead ballooned to as large as 27 points in the second half.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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The immigration court backlog ballooned to more than three million cases at the end of 2024 fiscal year, according to the Congressional Research Service.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Since early December, more than two dozen cases have been confirmed in domestic cats in the United States.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Nearly a dozen calls to the city’s 311 service in recent days tipped officials to the sightings.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Campbells have been known to just sit on a terrace with a local beer keeping a look-out for those whales while giant icebergs float past.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Even if 10% tariffs are imposed on China, that’s far lower than the original 60% that Trump had floated during his campaign.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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Despite a ton of injuries to the Lions’ defense this season, the team still managed to win the NFC North and earn the No. 1 seed in the playoffs before getting upset by the Washington Commanders.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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For too long, Big Pharma has filled the airwaves with tons of commercials to fuel demand for its products while failing to disclose the inflated, ever-increasing price of these medications.—
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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As the Trump administration levels against DEI, Costco is swimming against a tide causing numerous large retail corporations to dial back DEI initiatives, including Amazon, Walmart, McDonald’s, Lowe’s and Tractor Supply.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The event will include swimming in the heated pool, food offered by YMCA Camp Surf in Imperial Beach, giveaways and community resources.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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At Sony in 2001, he was suspended without pay for 30 days for falsifying film critic quotes to promote four of the studio’s movies.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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At least 10 fire department employees are believed to have had suspended licenses while working for the city of Delray Beach, according to brief discussion at the commission meeting earlier this month.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raft. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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