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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a canoe floating down the river particles of dust floating in the air
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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place
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Recent Examples of floated
This isn't the first time a tariff revenue check to the American people has been floated.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Trump has frequently floated the idea of tariff rebate checks.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Rumors have floated that Fisch's family doesn't care much for Seattle, as his wife recently moved back to Arizona.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The Big Ten has floated an idea for a 24- or 28-team playoff that gives each power conference four automatic bids.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Casten even floated using that process to check the judicial branch.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Asked about a premium super fan tier, which the company has floated in the past, Ek said the company is still working on it.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
One idea floated was to create independent redemption centers outside of the store setting where bottles and cans could be returned.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The plan, reported in January in The Age newspaper, has been floated by the three most powerful and richest cricket nations - India, Australia and England who would be part of a top tier consisting of seven teams.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Trump has frequently floated the idea of tariff rebate checks.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Rumors have floated that Fisch's family doesn't care much for Seattle, as his wife recently moved back to Arizona.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The Big Ten has floated an idea for a 24- or 28-team playoff that gives each power conference four automatic bids.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Casten even floated using that process to check the judicial branch.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Asked about a premium super fan tier, which the company has floated in the past, Ek said the company is still working on it.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
One idea floated was to create independent redemption centers outside of the store setting where bottles and cans could be returned.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The plan, reported in January in The Age newspaper, has been floated by the three most powerful and richest cricket nations - India, Australia and England who would be part of a top tier consisting of seven teams.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floated
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Housing costs have skyrocketed in the years following the outbreak of the pandemic, and mortgage rates have hovered between 6 percent and 7 percent since 2022, chipping away at Americans’ purchasing power.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, bitcoin slid almost 3% and hovered around $100,650 in a sign of risk-off sentiment.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even with several adults nearby, including Bethany and her cousin, Emmie quietly wandered back toward the pool.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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On one of her first days at Mira Mesa High School, then-freshman Samantha Truong wandered into the gym, looking for a CIF girls tennis championship banner hanging on a wall.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Osumi Strait transit also indicates that the Kaiyangxing sailed around three of Japan's four main islands—Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu—excluding Hokkaido.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was challenged by former Council Member Lisa Sanchez and Lynn Bradescu, but Hallyburton sailed to victory, garnering more than 70% of the vote.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Nov. 2025
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And centerfielder Andy Pages, a defensive replacement who had just entered the game for Tommy Edman, roamed wildly into left center to grab a fly ball hit by Ernie Clement.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some people even swam across the mile-wide river, or walked across its ice in winter, believing that freedom and opportunity awaited them on the other side.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Stewart eventually swam to shore and walked to the Deer Park Life Saving Station.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Virginia was once a swing state but has drifted toward Democrats over the past few decades.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But life has a way of lulling you into complacency, and over time my eyes drifted less frequently to the sky.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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After the players strolled onto the field through an opening in center field, rapper Ice Cube, a huge Dodger fan, drove a vintage blue Chevy convertible containing the World Series trophy.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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On a recent Friday night, families strolled through an outdoor carnival, eating ice cream, while children rode amusement rides.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Senior Ellie Scribner has 264 kills and 368 digs on the season … The Eagles have cruised through the bracket, sweeping every opponent and giving up 20 points in a set only once.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Celtics outscored the Wizards by 13 points with him on the court in the first half and then cruised to a 136-107 victory.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Floated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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