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Recent Examples of free-floating
Throughout pregnancy, researchers claim that as much as 10 percent of the free-floating DNA in a mother’s bloodstream comes from the fetus.
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
But in opera, a score isn’t just free-floating abstraction.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
But if his gestures were free-floating, his linguistic prowess remained dense and dexterous.
—Sarah Moroz, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2025
The design uses two separate, free-floating foam pieces, positioned laterally and medially within the midsole.
—Cory Smith, Outside, 25 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
But in opera, a score isn’t just free-floating abstraction.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
But if his gestures were free-floating, his linguistic prowess remained dense and dexterous.
—Sarah Moroz, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2025
The design uses two separate, free-floating foam pieces, positioned laterally and medially within the midsole.
—Cory Smith, Outside, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-floating
Adjective
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This is surprising for something that is supposed to require less hovering, especially if the host is out of hearing range of the device's alerts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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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In addition, the action includes top-tier spider combat and awesome web-slinging and web-gliding traversal abilities.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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“Free-floating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-floating. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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