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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
Taylor floated through the crowds at the show thanks to a sky-high pair of platform ankle-strap pumps made from lustrous black satin.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
The Russian president has floated using Russian assets frozen in the United States to pay the $1 billion fee for a permanent seat.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
If Orlando were merely a ghost city being floated by Rays owners, skepticism would be justified.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Randy Orton influencing the finish of Rhodes-Fatu or a brief Rock appearance are also possibilities being floated.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Trump has long sought to take over Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, and in recent weeks has floated the use of military force to acquire the Arctic island.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
Some school board members were swayed by the speakers’ complaints and floated potential solutions, like fundraising $500,000 to cover costs or getting sponsorships from local businesses.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
On the occasion of his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Andruw Jones confirmed a story that has floated around about a conversation between him and the great Willie Mays.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The plan, a hodgepodge of ideas the president has already floated, drew criticism for being light on specifics.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
The Russian president has floated using Russian assets frozen in the United States to pay the $1 billion fee for a permanent seat.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
If Orlando were merely a ghost city being floated by Rays owners, skepticism would be justified.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Randy Orton influencing the finish of Rhodes-Fatu or a brief Rock appearance are also possibilities being floated.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Trump has long sought to take over Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, and in recent weeks has floated the use of military force to acquire the Arctic island.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
Some school board members were swayed by the speakers’ complaints and floated potential solutions, like fundraising $500,000 to cover costs or getting sponsorships from local businesses.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
On the occasion of his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Andruw Jones confirmed a story that has floated around about a conversation between him and the great Willie Mays.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The plan, a hodgepodge of ideas the president has already floated, drew criticism for being light on specifics.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floated
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Crude oil prices have hovered around $60 a barrel in recent days.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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At its peak in 2000, GE’s market cap hovered around $600 billion, more than $1 trillion in today’s dollars.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Roggeveen, a lawyer turned explorer, had wandered about the Pacific with three ships and found nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Those who perished include 90-year-old Doreen Ellis, a Crown Heights resident with dementia who wandered out of her apartment into the frigid air Sunday night.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yesterday’s trial marked the sixth time the submarine sailed out for acceptance testing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Swain’s pass sailed long, but Weaver somehow corralled it and called a timeout before stepping out of bounds.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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With their home campus inaccessible, students roamed to various athletic facilities throughout town for practice and games.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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On a recent afternoon, the pair of mutes roamed the tiered backyard.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Just two weeks ago, a coyote apparently swam across the bay to Alcatraz Island.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The pool was installed during the Administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who swam to maintain his strength after his paralysis.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Haycrafts had drifted apart around this time, after one of their sons died in an accident, and Anna became vehemently religious.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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But, after, many of the groups created to put it on fell into factional infighting or drifted apart.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The couple strolled past planter boxes filled with flowers and vegetables as the school’s attendance specialist Crismar Guerra De Segnini answered questions from them and the handful of other parents on the tour.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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After the models’ finale, Nichanian strolled down the runway as an audience of hundreds of clients, celebrities and editors offered her a five-minute standing ovation.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Despite Mikko Rantanen missing Tuesday’s game with an illness, his team cruised to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins, playing its best offensive and all-around game in a month to get back on track after losing 10 of 12 prior and its last three.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Bam Adebayo scored 25 points, Norman Powell added 22 and the Miami Heat cruised to a 130-117 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Floated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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