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riding upon the surface of a body of liquid
- the boat can't stay afloat much longer
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adverbSynonyms of afloat (Entry 2 of 2)
as in abroad, hereabouts
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“Afloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afloat. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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