as in to float
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
claimed that the UFO hovered a moment, then spun off into space at incredible speed
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Recent Examples of hover
Five-year and two-year Treasury yields soared in March and are hovering at their highest levels since August.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Vernon has long since abandoned the linear song structures of For Emma, Forever Ago, opting instead for looping sequences that hover just short of resolution.
—Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
San Diego is one of the nation’s hottest housing markets, with average home prices hovering around $1 million and rents for a one-bedroom apartment topping $2,000 a month.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The price of a barrel of Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was hovering around $109 at the end of the day April 7 before the ceasefire announcement, and plunged to about $92 by the morning of April 8.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Vernon has long since abandoned the linear song structures of For Emma, Forever Ago, opting instead for looping sequences that hover just short of resolution.
—Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
San Diego is one of the nation’s hottest housing markets, with average home prices hovering around $1 million and rents for a one-bedroom apartment topping $2,000 a month.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The price of a barrel of Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was hovering around $109 at the end of the day April 7 before the ceasefire announcement, and plunged to about $92 by the morning of April 8.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hover
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Knies opened the scoring after Edmundson hand-delivered the puck to Max Domi, who zoomed ahead and floated a saucer pass to Knies for a snipe from between the circles.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Some of the ideas under consideration have been floating around for a while, but last month a list of proposals was leaked to ESPN.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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In an interview with CBS News, Aylesworth described her mother as an experienced swimmer who has been sailing for more than 10 years.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Two innings later, Lopez’s first pitch to Soler was a 97 mph fastball that sailed past his head.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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Authorities also suggest swimming near a lifeguard station.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Last year, a couple of 2-year-old males returned to swim up the Sacramento River.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Any second, surely, Dad’s tan Mercedes would glide into view and start its rumbling, lumbering ascent up the gravel drive.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Without a bobber stopper, on a slack line, your bullet weight will sink to the bottom, but your soft plastic will slowly glide towards the bottom while enticing hungry bass into biting.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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New Orleans is one of those rare cities that announces itself immediately — through the smell of powdered sugar drifting from a café, the sound of a trumpet warming up on a street corner, the sight of iron-lace balconies draped over cobblestone sidewalks.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The courtyard of Frozen Music—a bespoke stone atelier outside Jaipur, India—lives up to the tranquility of its name, with a burbling fountain and birdsong drifting through banyan trees at dusk.—
Sarah Medford,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Hover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hover. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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