as in afloat
riding upon the surface of a body of liquid
the wreckage remained floating for hours
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as in hovering
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 wandering
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 floating
Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
Outlet glaciers generally flow into an ice shelf, a floating expanse of ice reaching over the water.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The park service reminded the public to wear a life jacket when swimming, floating, fishing or boating on the Delaware River.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
This tablet also comes with a full-sized floating keyboard that resembles Apple’s iPad Air and Pro Magic Keyboard.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
Outlet glaciers generally flow into an ice shelf, a floating expanse of ice reaching over the water.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
Verb
And companies with high floating rate debt should see their earnings estimates improve as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The park service reminded the public to wear a life jacket when swimming, floating, fishing or boating on the Delaware River.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floating
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Similarly, Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf told CNBC Wednesday that his bank is seeing lower-income Americans struggling to stay afloat, despite larger companies seemingly doing well.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the nightmare scenario for a couple that has just started dating, Cherry lies about being a confident swimmer and ends up struggling to keep herself afloat in the ocean, so Laura has to jump in and rescue her.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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No more hovering at the oven door.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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One way or the other, the current mood doesn’t feel sustainable, and the Penguins can’t enter the season with this speculation hovering over their heads.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The three of them, dressed in flip-flops and T-shirts, were wandering the streets downtown when a woman in a minivan pulled over to offer them a ride.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The strangers spend the day wandering down the movie's eponymous street while a vibrant chemistry blossoms between them.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Soderstrom followed with a drive to left, where Ward moved in and to his left before realizing the ball was sailing over his right shoulder.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean also encourages guests to dress up during voyages sailing over Halloween.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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With loneliness on the rise, MindTravel’s roaming piano concerts hope to foster connection, calm, and contemplation.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Notable scavenger hunt locations include visiting the Memorial Union pop-up in Little Madison and finding one of the Milwaukee Brewers mascots roaming throughout the market.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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When role demands match instinctive strengths, work feels like swimming with the current instead of against it.—
Carrie Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The last attack in Sydney took place when a person swimming in shallow water was killed in February 2022, Reuters reported, marking Sydney's first fatal shark attack since 1963.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The org chart becomes clearer as the season progresses, but that also involves both Ken and Esmeralda’s subplots drifting away from the main action.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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If yields are simply drifting higher, then buyers do tend to step in, said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Southlake Carroll, an eight-time state champion, knocked off Hebron twice last season — a 42-37 third-round playoff thriller, after cruising to a 59-16 win early in regular season.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bo Bichette and Alejandro Kirk are cruising toward their best offensive seasons.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Floating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floating. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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