as in floated
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 hovered
Spot gold hovered around $3,500 after surpassing that level earlier in the session for the first time ever.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Going further back, a sun disk hovered over the ancient Egyptian god Ra, and in Eastern religions a nimbus halo appeared over the Buddha and the Hindu deities.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Military helicopters hovered above, police and soldiers on the streets with pointed guns, debris everywhere.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Nicotine content hovered around the regional average of less than 4,000 ng/L, below the national average of 4,500.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The humidity level hovered at 17%.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Her revenue over the last couple of years has hovered around $60,000 to $70,000, with a profit of about $30,000.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
The index has hovered around the same level over the past three months.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The average payout rate hovered around 24%, flat from the previous year.
—Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Going further back, a sun disk hovered over the ancient Egyptian god Ra, and in Eastern religions a nimbus halo appeared over the Buddha and the Hindu deities.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Military helicopters hovered above, police and soldiers on the streets with pointed guns, debris everywhere.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Nicotine content hovered around the regional average of less than 4,000 ng/L, below the national average of 4,500.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The humidity level hovered at 17%.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Her revenue over the last couple of years has hovered around $60,000 to $70,000, with a profit of about $30,000.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
The index has hovered around the same level over the past three months.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The average payout rate hovered around 24%, flat from the previous year.
—Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovered
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Over objections from the ordinance's co-sponsors, however, the committee passed an amendment — floated by Councilman Khalil Batshon — that would retain a licensing requirement for accessory overnight shelters run by religious institutions.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pioneer Press has also reached out to the Libertyville school districts as an unverified current town name being floated by claimants.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Anisimova took the first set when Swiatek sailed a forehand long while serving at 4-5.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Putin, now in his third decade as Russia’s leader, sailed to a fifth term in office last year.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Herald also found a pile of wet clothes, two children’s backpacks and food at the end of a street in Tavernier where the ocean meets the shore, suggesting the group swam to land and changed into dry clothing.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Our mutual social contacts have drifted away.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The small vessel drifted away into the current of the Thames.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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With a garland of white flowers in front of him, a lone rower kneeling in a wooden canoe glided toward the DuSable Bridge docks.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Wearing a green track jacket and pearls, Billie Jean King glided out from behind the bar.—
Emily Bloch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Hovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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