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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as in to threaten
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
after the first big layoff, the possibility of losing their jobs hovered over all of the factory's workers
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Annual operating budgets for UNC Olympic sports typically hover over $1 million (women’s lacrosse’s budget was $1,870,475 during the 2023 fiscal year).
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 25 May 2025
Players exist close to co-workers, hovering around lockers, attending meetings on strategy and refining skills on the practice field or weight room.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 22 May 2025
And hovering to the lower left of the lunar crescent will be the planet Venus, shining like a brilliant silvery-white celestial lantern of magnitude -4.5.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 22 May 2025
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The bitcoin price is hovering around $110,000 per bitcoin, up 50% from its April lows, with traders braced for what could be bitcoin’s biggest week ever.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Annual operating budgets for UNC Olympic sports typically hover over $1 million (women’s lacrosse’s budget was $1,870,475 during the 2023 fiscal year).
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 25 May 2025
Players exist close to co-workers, hovering around lockers, attending meetings on strategy and refining skills on the practice field or weight room.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 22 May 2025
And hovering to the lower left of the lunar crescent will be the planet Venus, shining like a brilliant silvery-white celestial lantern of magnitude -4.5.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 22 May 2025
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“Hover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hover. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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