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Recent Examples of boated
Over two partial days and one full day of fishing – roughly 15 hours total – the three of us boated 53 catfish up to 25 pounds.
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
Many of the 30,000 tourists last year who boated down the Paraguay River beside the Serra do Amolar, about 60 miles downriver from Porto Jofre, were guests on liveaboard fishing charters.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2025
Our entire party boated across its clear, cool waters to an isolated beach for a picnic and a swim.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
Many of the 30,000 tourists last year who boated down the Paraguay River beside the Serra do Amolar, about 60 miles downriver from Porto Jofre, were guests on liveaboard fishing charters.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2025
Our entire party boated across its clear, cool waters to an isolated beach for a picnic and a swim.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boated
Verb
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Chase Elliott was supposed to be the guy, but that ship sailed a long time ago.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both the attorney general and state treasurer Republican candidates sailed through their GOP nominations unchallenged at the convention Saturday.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wildlife here is so prolific that guests aren’t permitted to walk about; rather they’re ferried about by safari vehicle, passing honking hippos, giant basking Nile crocodiles and huge numbers of butterflies and birds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Harry and Meghan then boarded a dinghy that ferried them to a sailing boat, where more Invictus Australia veterans were waiting.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Boated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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