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Recent Examples of floaty
Before firmly establishing their caftans-and-oversized-jewels aesthetic, Mary-Kate and Ashley, then-NYU freshmen, opted for floaty boho dresses and a lot of eyeliner at the 2005 Met Gala.
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Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Swooshes from his ink drawings turn into black silk appliqués mounted onto swathes of floaty organza and tulle.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
None of this floaty stuff, but getting right in there, with lens flares in the hot sun and lots of flies.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
Expect glittering and ultra glamorous gowns via Balmain, Versace, and vintage Galliano for red carpets with husband George, floaty and floral sets for summering in Lake Como, an always impeccable blowout.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
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Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Swooshes from his ink drawings turn into black silk appliqués mounted onto swathes of floaty organza and tulle.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
None of this floaty stuff, but getting right in there, with lens flares in the hot sun and lots of flies.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
Expect glittering and ultra glamorous gowns via Balmain, Versace, and vintage Galliano for red carpets with husband George, floaty and floral sets for summering in Lake Como, an always impeccable blowout.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floaty
Adjective
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Companies with a smaller market value generally tend to have more floating rate debt than larger businesses.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media posts and years of reviewing cookie-cutter luxury hotels had conditioned me to equate floating breakfasts, monogrammed accessories, butler service, and aromatherapy menus as markers of a dreamy luxury vacation.—
Katherine Alex Beaven,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Driven by looming patent cliffs, newly buoyant public markets, and Big Pharma’s race to beef up their pipelines, dealmaking so far in 2026 amounted to $106 billion over 201 deals, according to PitchBook data.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The early signs are not encouraging, despite a buoyant stock market.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Floaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floaty. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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