as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass
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Recent Examples of wafted
On the Valley of Shadows podcast, the two spoke of the smells of sagebrush and cowboy cologne that wafted by when the wind picked up.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Inside, the aromas of beef tenderloin, simmering vegetables, sweet potatoes and gravy wafted from the small commercial kitchen.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Micron has come a long way since its humble founding nearly half a century ago in the basement of a Boise dental office, where sedative gas wafted through the floorboards and an early executive used a hair dryer to keep the company’s logo from smearing off its chips.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
On the ground floor, the smell of buttery pastries wafted from a test kitchen packed with students.
—Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2026
On Thursday morning, thousands of visitors and over 100 gallerists representing 24 countries wafted into the maze that is Frieze at the Santa Monica Airport and transformed the space into a winding runway.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
As David Miranda huddled in his Airbnb in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the smell of smoke wafted through the window.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Several former employees described to me the sour, slightly dizzying odor that wafted from their boss as early as ten in the morning.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Police tape cordoned off the building; a small stream of smoke wafted from the charred roof of the facility.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Inside, the aromas of beef tenderloin, simmering vegetables, sweet potatoes and gravy wafted from the small commercial kitchen.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Micron has come a long way since its humble founding nearly half a century ago in the basement of a Boise dental office, where sedative gas wafted through the floorboards and an early executive used a hair dryer to keep the company’s logo from smearing off its chips.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
On the ground floor, the smell of buttery pastries wafted from a test kitchen packed with students.
—Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2026
On Thursday morning, thousands of visitors and over 100 gallerists representing 24 countries wafted into the maze that is Frieze at the Santa Monica Airport and transformed the space into a winding runway.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
As David Miranda huddled in his Airbnb in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the smell of smoke wafted through the window.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Several former employees described to me the sour, slightly dizzying odor that wafted from their boss as early as ten in the morning.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Police tape cordoned off the building; a small stream of smoke wafted from the charred roof of the facility.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafted
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Performing in a cutout in the middle of a huge elevated ramp, Reznor, his Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and Boys Noize hovered atop a dense rack of synths and samplers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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In the mid-2020s, bond yields hovered between 4% and 5%, but during the COVID-19 recession in 2020, bond yields dropped to near 1%.—
Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Apr. 2026
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Where tariff rebate efforts stand The president has floated the idea of putting some tariff revenue directly in the hands of Americans, in the form of a tariff dividend check.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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Iran has floated the idea of charging ships passing through as part of a peace deal, though the idea has been widely rejected by countries including the United States and Iran’s neighbor Oman.—
Munir Ahmed,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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With one game left on the schedule before the playoffs — a game the Knicks could punt in the name of longevity for a deep postseason run — head coach Mike Brown, and his players, feel confident and comfortable with the direction the ship has sailed in the latter stretch of the season.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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During the opening round of the 2026 Masters tournament, Schauffele’s shot on the par-5 hole sailed just left of the fairway and somehow came to rest inside a woman’s clear plastic shopping bag, which appeared to be sitting on the ground.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But her heart drifted toward other activities — usually whatever her brother Treston Brazile was doing, like baseball, soccer, and basketball.—
Charles Baggarly
April 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Florian Wirtz was over aggressive in his initial press and then lacked urgency to help balance out City’s right-side overload, while neither Curtis Jones or Ryan Gravenberch drifted across.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Wafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafted. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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