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Recent Examples of levitation
In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague.
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Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
Isaac Okoro attempted a newfound form of levitation to keep the ball in bounds, tapping the ball to himself, then to Tre Jones.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
But that levitation was quickly followed by a steep decline.
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Noah Galuten,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
Other institutions have focused on high-temperature superconducting systems that offer stable levitation but still need separate propulsion.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Dec. 2025
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Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
Isaac Okoro attempted a newfound form of levitation to keep the ball in bounds, tapping the ball to himself, then to Tre Jones.
—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
But that levitation was quickly followed by a steep decline.
—
Noah Galuten,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
Other institutions have focused on high-temperature superconducting systems that offer stable levitation but still need separate propulsion.
—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for levitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
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Isar called off a launch attempt on January 21 due to an issue with a pressurization valve, and then halted a countdown on March 25, moments before liftoff, when engineers detected rising temperatures in the rocket’s liquid propane fuel.
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The Aeolus mission, which will take a global survey of Martian winds, temperatures, dust and clouds, would launch on Relativity’s in-development Terran R rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 16, aiming for liftoff in 2028.
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Between organization-hero packing cubes, anti-theft wallets, and TSA-compliant travel bottles, any of the below products will keep your belongings neatly stored and safe from takeoff to touchdown.
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The single-engine turboprop plane that crashed in Butler, Missouri, soon after takeoff June 14 had just been brought in for skydiving flights 12 days before the deadly incident, The Star has learned.
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Under extreme conditions the aircrew successfully completed a hoist and safely transported the hiker to emergency medical services.
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Scott designed and built the specialized hoist system used to lift turtles over the pier railing.
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Bradley the author eventually conceded that his research had been faulty and that the flag-raising in which his father had been involved was photographed by a Marine photographer earlier on the morning of February 23, 1945, and that Doc Bradley was not depicted in the famous Rosenthal photo.
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The event kicked off with a March of Black Excellence that included more than 100 Black young people ranging from middle school through college age before the flag-raising and a performance of the Black National Anthem sung by Chicago recording artist Nialand.
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On southbound East Loop 820 frontage road between Lancaster Avenue to Meadowbrook Drive, elevation changes on the new roadway have led to the closure of some streets and road connections, but that frontage road and its accompanying streets are expected to reopen this fall.
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Starting Saturday, precipitation will concentrate in the mountains and bring snowfall to higher-elevation areas, particularly around Valley County and above Stanley, according to Hewko.
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In addition to the president’s resignation, unions are demanding wage increases and an end to fuel and dollar shortages.
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
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The district will pay Limoges a starting annual salary of $329,000, with a potential 5% raise after six months based on his performance and pending board approval, according to his contract.
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Hill got a pay raise in December Hill’s original superintendent contract, approved in 2023, was set to expire June 30, 2027.
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It is expected that the SpaceX IPO will be a historic blastoff making millionaires of thousands of SpaceX employees via their equity awards.
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Eventually things hit blastoff as Cunningham puts a kick drum under Ciani’s percolating synths, a fusion of old and new that only underlines how badass Ciani’s sounds are.
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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