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Recent Examples of aloft
Fire erupted as the aircraft tumbled, and the plane slammed into the runway, spitting out a huge fireball and leaving passengers hung aloft in their seats, according to passengers John Nelson and Peter Koukov.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Over by the bar, the maître d’ and bartender whispered, and in the corner, a girl no older than fifteen held her phone aloft, recording.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Over by the bar, the maître d’ and bartender whispered, and in the corner, a girl no older than fifteen held her phone aloft, recording.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
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That’s despite their performing in venues such as a soup kitchen and Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, which significantly reduced overhead.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
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While agentic architectures can be built from scratch, utilizing an open-source framework helps reduce development overhead and ensures system maintainability.—
Rick Kelly,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Females can weigh as little as 22 pounds while males can reach weights upward of 50 pounds.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Capital expenditure, a barometer of private demand, was revised upward to 0.6% growth quarter-on-quarter in the October to December period, compared with a preliminary reading of a 0.5% rise.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection Most of the Mega Man games are great, but the Mega Man Zero series is a step above.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Watch Hudson talk about getting hit in the head with a basketball above.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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