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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.
—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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
Noun
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The Saturday launch attempt scrubbed under a minute before liftoff because of bad weather in the booster recovery area.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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The damage to the concrete apron is not yet known; nor is the condition of the deluge system that pours up to a million gallons of water on the pad during launch to protect it from the heat of New Glenn’s engines and dampen the acoustical shock of a liftoff.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Gotta go - getting ready for takeoff.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Moments later, the plane did in fact crash after the pilots failed to properly configure the wing flaps and slats for takeoff, according to the NTSB.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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After locating the person, crews determined a hoist rescue was necessary because of river conditions and requested assistance from the California Highway Patrol’s Valley Division Air Operations unit, officials said.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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The helicopter crew lowered a hoist basket to the beach and pulled the driver to the highway to an awaiting ambulance, the agency said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Several people spoke at town council meetings last June and December to convince the council to amend the town’s flag code to allow for a Pride flag raising.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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And what a voice — what an instrument of razing and of raising.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In this volume are all the wild, enthused lines, stoked for life’s daily mysteries, and all the tender elevations that we have been used to experiencing in the poetry of Eileen Myles!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Parking farther away, getting off public transit one stop early or walking kids to school all generate the kind of heart rate elevation the study tracked.—
Allison Palmer
June 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
Noun
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That was the largest increase in the plant’s more than 30-year history, records show.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Since 2019, the National Poison Data System has fielded a nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to overdoses or side effects from injectable weight loss drugs.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Investigators at the National Labor Relations Board alleged last year that REI broke the law by withholding raises at unionized stores while giving raises to nonunionized stores.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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That raise, though, will only go to teachers with 10 years of experience, with the increase capped at $3,000 per year.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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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.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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