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Recent Examples of pontoon
After dinner, my father wants to take us out on his pontoon, show us the lake.
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Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Other systems are mounted on the barges and pontoons.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
That first boat jump spanned 80 feet, with a 24-foot-long, four-foot-high ramp assisting in the vault, while the later pontoon explosion was created with the help of the film’s VFX team.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Other systems are mounted on the barges and pontoons.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
That first boat jump spanned 80 feet, with a 24-foot-long, four-foot-high ramp assisting in the vault, while the later pontoon explosion was created with the help of the film’s VFX team.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontoon
Noun
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Beach furniture and other recreational equipment (e.g., cabanas, umbrellas, canoes, small boats, bicycles) can reduce nesting success and increase false crawls on nesting beaches when left out overnight.—
Lexie Beach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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Settle once again came to the rescue by providing his own canoe to the team, who quickly rowed out to meet the young raptors.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Guests enjoy 100 feet of lakeshore (including a private dock with use of canoe, kayak, and fishing poles), plus an outdoor deck with a grill for atmospheric barbecues.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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Our first glimpse of the low-lying island, roughly 500 miles south of Cairo, is of a fisherman balancing skillfully atop his rowboat in the bulrushes.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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The pair added their wishes to the wall and then headed out on a rowboat together.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The previous council approved a raft of tenant protections but rescinded it in 2021 under legal pressure.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2025
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As Samsung Galaxy users finally get to upgrade to One UI 7, bringing Android 15’s raft of updates to their phones, there’s suddenly a new reason for attention to turn to One UI 8 and Android 16.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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These days, after divesting its train, Ski-Doo snowmobile, Sea-Doo personal watercraft, and ATV divisions, Bombardier is only focused on designing and building business jets.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
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The invasive mussels were first discovered at the Port of Stockton in October and have since been spotted attached to watercraft in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Watkins steered the skiff across a clear blue lagoon twice the area of Manhattan to the eastern end.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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From luxurious resorts to private sunset catamaran cruises to a huge array of fine dining restaurants offering gorgeous views, Miami Beach has everything a couple could possibly dream up for their honeymoon.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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In addition to the Solar Skin, each catamaran's bimini area, the zone where shade is provided to the captain of the ship, comes equipped with photovoltaic cells that have been honed for shaded environments, pulling in the sun's energy.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Pontoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontoon. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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