FLOATED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

floated

verb

past tense of float

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 However, for all the antitrust threats opponents to the merger have floated, the mainly unspoken but real battle in this year of midterm elections seems to be about old-fashioned politics and firing up the base. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026 As lasers sliced through smoke billowing from the stage, frontman Tyrone Lindqvist's silky falsetto floated over a sea of festivalgoers stretching far, far, far beyond the soundboard. —

Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026 One source with knowledge of early discussions of the executive order said the idea of banning foreign nationals from working on such models had been floated for that order, but the idea never made it into a draft. —

Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 The Oversight Committee held a hearing on Moody’s case June 4, where members floated the possibility of charges against county social services staff. —

Mary Ramsey updated June 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026 That reunion raised more than a few eyebrows, leading to speculation that the series would be a reboot of ER, an idea that had been floated in the past. —

Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Against the backdrop of the city's elegant architecture, Lopez floated through the evening in a voluminous butter yellow gown that captured two of fashion's current obsessions. —

Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 11 June 2026 In 2025, the ownership group floated a plan to convert the office building into a housing hub with 133 residential units. —

George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Fox News Digital/OutKick asked Trump about Smith, who has repeatedly floated the idea of running for president, saying Trump would be responsible if the Knicks lost. —

Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026

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On medium settings with XeSS 3 upscaling active (but no frame generation), the frame-rate counter hovered in the high-50s for frames per second (fps), usually just under 60fps, while occasionally peeking over.

— Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
Afternoon temperatures hovered in the 80s — including on Christmas Day, when many Orlandoans took to celebrating the holiday with picnics.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026