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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
The proposal differs from other ideas that have been floated to replace gas tax money that isn't collected from EV drivers.
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Keith Laing, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Watts has said doctors initially dismissed her menopause symptoms and floated other diagnoses before considering hormones.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
The brand’s founders, sisters Margaret Kleveland and Katherine Kleveland, floated between guests throughout the night.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Mandatory frontier-model approval, as currently floated, is poorly targeted and creates an incumbent moat that locks in the largest developers; however, perhaps a better version could be formulated.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Some of the sheriff’s new money would also go towards off-site juvenile housing, an issue that’s been in the headlines as McFadden floated the need to reopen a juvenile detention facility in Mecklenburg.
—Mary Ramsey
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Allen in 2024 had floated a $30 billion bid for Paramount Global (in partnership with unnamed financial backers), before David Ellison’s Skydance Media won the deal.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
Key Background New York has floated more dramatic property taxes since Mamdani came into office this year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
As for her own music, Lipa has been working for month on the follow-up to Radical Optimism, but no release date has been floated for its arrival.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 May 2026
Keith Laing, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Watts has said doctors initially dismissed her menopause symptoms and floated other diagnoses before considering hormones.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
The brand’s founders, sisters Margaret Kleveland and Katherine Kleveland, floated between guests throughout the night.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Mandatory frontier-model approval, as currently floated, is poorly targeted and creates an incumbent moat that locks in the largest developers; however, perhaps a better version could be formulated.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Some of the sheriff’s new money would also go towards off-site juvenile housing, an issue that’s been in the headlines as McFadden floated the need to reopen a juvenile detention facility in Mecklenburg.
—Mary Ramsey
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Allen in 2024 had floated a $30 billion bid for Paramount Global (in partnership with unnamed financial backers), before David Ellison’s Skydance Media won the deal.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
Key Background New York has floated more dramatic property taxes since Mamdani came into office this year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
As for her own music, Lipa has been working for month on the follow-up to Radical Optimism, but no release date has been floated for its arrival.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floated
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Yet hotel occupancy rates that year hovered at a dismal 30 percent.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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That sense of momentum hovered over the entire fair.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The other day, an elephant wandered onto this very field.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Over the course of May 9 and 10, scientists at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked around the clock to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Andes hantavirus, which has sickened at least 10 and killed three people who sailed on board the MV Hondius.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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James has never roamed the campus as a Buckeye star.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Other dinosaurs that would've roamed the terrain include iguanodontians and ceratopsians, plant-eating dinosaurs, in addition to carcharodontosaurians and spinosaurids, big meat-eaters.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The original oceanic adventure was released only a decade ago, and the second movie swam into theaters in November 2024.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Crisp swam up to over a dozen people in the wave pool that day and placed his hands on their buttocks, according to Ada County Deputy Prosecutor Brittany Ford, who was referring to surveillance footage reviewed by law enforcement.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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Any natural satellites of Psyche could’ve been ejected from the body by ancient impacts—or might’ve even been captured from deep space by chance encounters as the asteroid drifted through the solar system.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The film stars Haddish, Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith – the Flossy Posse – four longtime friends who have slowly drifted apart due to life’s demands.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The candidate strolled in with a videographer and photographer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Aubrey Evans’ grand slam set the tone as UCF cruised to a 10-1 mercy-rule win Saturday in five innings over Stetson (37-21) in the Tallahassee Regional of the NCAA Tournament at JoAnne Graf Field.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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The Jupiter softball team is heading to the state final four as the host Warriors cruised past Centennial 15-0 in three innings in a 7A regional final on Thursday night.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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“Floated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floated. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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