life raft
noun
: a raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed for use by people forced into the water
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In a multiverse of new and often uninteresting heroes, Cox is a life raft.
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Self-care, for me, has always been a life raft of sorts during turbulent times.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The fishermen were able to approach the life raft and rescue the survivors.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
But all of these people were in a life raft or small boat, most in warm or tropical waters.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Self-care, for me, has always been a life raft of sorts during turbulent times.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The fishermen were able to approach the life raft and rescue the survivors.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
But all of these people were in a life raft or small boat, most in warm or tropical waters.
—Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Life raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20raft. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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