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
The intermingling smells of sizzling hot dogs, urine and marijuana wafted through the open windows.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Something soured Monday night at Madison Square Garden and the stench of spoilt optimism wafted into Wednesday.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Swarms of flies and stray cats gathered around the trash whose stench wafted on the breeze from the nearby sea.
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ABC News,
4 June 2026
The scent of sagebrush wafted over it all.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
Nearby businesses have also been impacted by the smoke, which Chief Destefano said wafted through the buildings.
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Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Miguel Otárola The Denver Post (TNS) DENVER — The smell of sauteed shrimp wafted across the event hall behind Hot Shot Coffee in north Denver.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
From another room somewhere, the stink of cigarettes wafted in.
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Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Thousands of fans lined the streets to show the players their support and smoke from flares wafted through the air, while inside the ground, the South Stand was transformed into a sea of flags and banners.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Something soured Monday night at Madison Square Garden and the stench of spoilt optimism wafted into Wednesday.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Swarms of flies and stray cats gathered around the trash whose stench wafted on the breeze from the nearby sea.
—
ABC News,
4 June 2026
The scent of sagebrush wafted over it all.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
Nearby businesses have also been impacted by the smoke, which Chief Destefano said wafted through the buildings.
—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Miguel Otárola The Denver Post (TNS) DENVER — The smell of sauteed shrimp wafted across the event hall behind Hot Shot Coffee in north Denver.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
From another room somewhere, the stink of cigarettes wafted in.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Thousands of fans lined the streets to show the players their support and smoke from flares wafted through the air, while inside the ground, the South Stand was transformed into a sea of flags and banners.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafted
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By contrast, before the onset of the conflict, the prices more consistently hovered around $67 to $71 per barrel.
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The threat of Powell hitting that threshold — 3,490 feet in elevation — has hovered above federal water managers for months as the reservoir has continued to drop to record-low levels.
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Maybe that’s when my misconceptions about the Cape Cod Bay side of the Cape floated away.
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Both the council and Congress have floated some good ideas for streamlining disaster assistance, reducing administrative burdens and improving uneven recovery capabilities among states.
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Banijay Iberia will bring its immersive experience ‘Luminiscence’ to Seville’s stunning Parish of San Jacinto, in its Triana district, home to famed flamenco dancers, bullfights and sailors who sailed to Spain’s New World in the Americas.
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His throw sailed over second base and all the way to the backstop, allowing Steer to move to third.
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The fire and resultant smoke that drifted across the city prompted Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to declare a state of emergency in the Boyle Heights neighborhood on Saturday, unlocking state resources to tackle it.
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Piano jazz drifted among the grape vines, hedgerows, and bright-pink mandevilla.
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“Wafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafted. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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