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boating

verb

present participle of boat

as in sailing

to travel on water in a vessel boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay

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Recent Examples of boating Located northeast of Seattle and carved by glacial ice, the 50-mile-long lake boasts everything from boating and fishing to birdwatching, scuba diving, camping, and more, according to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 He is also prohibited from boating and consuming any alcohol as the case plays out in court, while he’s been ordered to submit to random alcohol screenings. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Shieh was a member there, but the club prohibits boating at night, Hayden said. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 In Antonioni’s film, after a woman disappears during a boating vacation, her partner and her best friend travel around looking for her, while the bond between them tightens and their grip on the threads of certainty loosens. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 This event allows the public to enjoy kayaking waters normally closed to boating, while simultaneously aiding in preserving the lagoon habitat by removing trash. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Leo has even upgraded from swimming and boating to surfing for the first time, as seen in a video Carson posted on Instagram of her wake surfing with him in June. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Officials will also work through water quality testing and boating safety requirements before the boats can return. — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Gusty winds just over 20 mph could make boating less than ideal. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

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sailing

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The tanker was sailing in the southern shipping lane close to the Omani coast, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post on Tuesday, Asia time.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Yet the language, always extraordinarily resilient, is again sailing toward new horizons in the 21st century.

— Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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