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Recent Examples of free-floating
But if his gestures were free-floating, his linguistic prowess remained dense and dexterous.
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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
Pack ice, a type of free-floating ice that drifts on the open ocean, surrounds Antarctica.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Most cosmologists believe that these stars were the first large, free-floating structures to illuminate our universe, and that black holes appeared later.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
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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
Pack ice, a type of free-floating ice that drifts on the open ocean, surrounds Antarctica.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Most cosmologists believe that these stars were the first large, free-floating structures to illuminate our universe, and that black holes appeared later.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 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
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“Free-floating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-floating. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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