as in to float
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
claimed that the UFO hovered a moment, then spun off into space at incredible speed
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Recent Examples of hover
Rising inventory levels are giving buyers more options and better negotiating power, but historically high home prices and mortgage rates still hovering between 6 and 7 percent are still dampening demand.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The Ducks hovered around .500 for most of the year before a late swoon dropped them to 35-37-10 for 80 points — 21 better than one season earlier but still 16 out of a playoff spot.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Two sides of the hull even fold down to create bar seating hovering just above the waterline.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
The early critical response has hovered north of the 90th percentile in favorability, though some reviewers argue the filmmakers have gone too narrow-focus on sheer authenticity, not to say shock value.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The Ducks hovered around .500 for most of the year before a late swoon dropped them to 35-37-10 for 80 points — 21 better than one season earlier but still 16 out of a playoff spot.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Two sides of the hull even fold down to create bar seating hovering just above the waterline.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
The early critical response has hovered north of the 90th percentile in favorability, though some reviewers argue the filmmakers have gone too narrow-focus on sheer authenticity, not to say shock value.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hover
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Why could this be a record sargassum year for Florida? LaPointe said drought in South America the past couple of years led to less water flowing from the Amazon River into the Atlantic, which meant fewer nutrients to feed the fields of floating sargassum.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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This is where large particles like floating cat hair are captured–just vacuum it off or throw it in the washing machine.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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When sailing into the port city of Belfast, a visit to a museum chronicling the greatest-ever shipping disaster may not be top of every cruise traveler’s sightseeing list.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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In November 1917, the vessel was sailing near Dodman Point when it was torpedoed by a German submarine.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Months after its release, her breakout effort Alligator Bites Never Heal is swimming higher than ever before.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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The stick itself also glides onto the skin very easily without slipping or getting caught in drier or harder-to-reach areas of the face.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fifteen speakers lurk behind acoustic fabric; nine sit directly behind a woven French Screen Research surface that lets full-range frequencies glide through untouched.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Williams had apparently drifted across an invisible whites-only line that the man who killed him was enforcing.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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In an enterprise culture that often drifts toward bloated processes and fuzzy accountability, this insistence on clarity builds trust.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Hover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hover. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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