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
Prices for brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hovered around $110 a barrel Friday morning, while bond yields shot up.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The school district’s enrollment has hovered around 14,650 students for the past decade, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Colby Leider, a sound engineer, said early-evening readings near the festival hovered between 80 and 85 decibels.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Shares have hovered near multiyear lows for the past nine months following a more than 65% decline over the past five years.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
In the Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine region, the median has hovered around $350,000.
—Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Not long ago, in 2019, the average transaction price for a new vehicle in America hovered around $36,000.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Several hundred meters away, at the Cheonggyecheon stream, levels still hovered between 70 and 80 decibels—the intensity of a busy street or a vacuum cleaner.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
The Blue Devils ended up with a six-point win, though the game spread hovered close to 30 by tipoff.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The school district’s enrollment has hovered around 14,650 students for the past decade, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Colby Leider, a sound engineer, said early-evening readings near the festival hovered between 80 and 85 decibels.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Shares have hovered near multiyear lows for the past nine months following a more than 65% decline over the past five years.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
In the Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine region, the median has hovered around $350,000.
—Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Not long ago, in 2019, the average transaction price for a new vehicle in America hovered around $36,000.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Several hundred meters away, at the Cheonggyecheon stream, levels still hovered between 70 and 80 decibels—the intensity of a busy street or a vacuum cleaner.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
The Blue Devils ended up with a six-point win, though the game spread hovered close to 30 by tipoff.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovered
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She’s viewed as one of the most progressive members of the House of Representatives and has been floated as a potential candidate in either the 2028 presidential race or as a challenger to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a Democrat.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Mamdani has also floated the idea of raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers, a proposal Hochul has resisted.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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For cruisers who have sailed on Icon-class ships previously, returning features like the Pearl kinetic art sculpture, the open-air Central Park, the AquaTheater and Absolute Zero will all feel familiar.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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The vessels — the CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean — sailed out of the Gulf in close formation and are now moving at elevated speed toward the Gulf of Oman, MarineTraffic data indicates.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet) beneath the surface, where sunlight filtered through the Arctic ice and fish swam around a rock formation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, Esparza swam the anchor leg on three relay teams that won gold medals at the NCAA Division II national finals in Evansville, Indiana.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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So Prairie View drifted into the night, and Tampa glowed for the Gators.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Using magnetic traces from ancient pieces of Earth’s crust, researchers found that a chunk of what is now Western Australia drifted toward the magnetic north pole over a few million years, as part of South Africa remained stationary.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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And the crowd stayed to watch as six hundred young skiers—many of whom were little girls, with glitter on their cheeks—glided around the ski track in the stadium and then stood there in a phalanx, an honor guard as Diggins took a ceremonial last lap.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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After Joel Edmundson stepped up to hit Benson, Carrick scooped up the loose puck and glided across the crease for a backhand goal.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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