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Recent Examples of floaty
During these floaty interludes, the team tested manual CPR and three types of automatic chest compression devices.
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New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Same-Size Decor When everything on a coffee table is the same size, Bryant explains, the whole arrangement starts to feel floaty and knick-knacky.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
In fact, the golden retriever seemed to be enjoying its spontaneous river floaty ride.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
John opts for driven, long balls into the middle and final thirds rather than the floatier lobs of Martinez and others.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Same-Size Decor When everything on a coffee table is the same size, Bryant explains, the whole arrangement starts to feel floaty and knick-knacky.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
In fact, the golden retriever seemed to be enjoying its spontaneous river floaty ride.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
John opts for driven, long balls into the middle and final thirds rather than the floatier lobs of Martinez and others.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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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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The buoyant spirit is also aided by Karla Grotting’s effervescent choreography, the Seuss-faithful designs of Tom Butsch and David Kay Mickelsen, and a nine-piece pit orchestra that enhances the moods with some effective musical underpinning beneath the dialogue.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Median net worth may be up in the long-term, as evidenced by buoyant consumer spending (and even some splurging), but shoppers are currently taking on more debt, and parking their real money in their homes and 401 (k) accounts while reserving cash flow for necessities like food and utilities.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Floaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floaty. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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