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Recent Examples of kayak
Noun
Picnic along the water’s edge at Coast Guard Park, then launch a kayak or spend some time fishing. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025 Guests can also rent out paddleboards, kayaks, and e-bikes. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2025 The yellow kayak was found off Keauhou, Hawaii, at 10:09 a.m. Sunday, April 27, the Coast Guard said in a news release. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2025 There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides. Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kayak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayak
Noun
  • What to do: Kayak, canoe and boat camping; day hikes and multi-day backpacking and bikepacking trips; wildlife watching.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Steamships laden with mail sailed from the East Coast to Panama, where the mail was taken off the ships, transported in canoes or on pack animals, and handed to another steamship waiting on the Pacific side of the isthmus.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Wagner didn’t find Wood near the dinghy near the dock and at around 1:30 a.m.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • And that’s exactly what has driven the raft of Gmail warnings so far this year.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • The Chinese government has implemented a raft of stimulus measures to stimulate consumption across different sectors and support businesses impacted by the tariffs and bolster employment.
    Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Indoor rowing doesn’t have quite the same charm of being in a skiff on a river (sigh, if only), but the best rowing machine will still give you a great workout right at home.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 May 2025
  • Cruising through the tributaries with skiffs or kayaks gives travelers close-up access to the wildlife of this remote area.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Hannah Smith, 22, fell off a pontoon boat and was dragged into the propeller while on vacation in the Bahamas on May 12, according to AL.com.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • Rent pontoon boats to tour the lush 38-mile Inland Waterway that ends in Lake Huron.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Though many of them come from the Paris location, the museum also has its own permanent exhibitions and experiences — like kayaking or taking a catamaran ride around the iconic structure, which sits over a body of water.
    DeAnna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
  • Several tours, like those offered by Kauaʻi Sea Tours, take folks aboard a catamaran, which zips through the ocean.
    Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Stillwater River Boats offers seasonal tours of the St. Croix on an old-fashioned paddleboat, including sightseeing and jazz brunch cruises.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Dora Canal Cottage A stay in this quaint vacation rental fronting the Dora Canal comes with relaxing moments on the front porch or by the firepit and access to kayaks and a paddleboat for setting off on the water.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Kayak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayak. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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