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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a canoe floating down the river particles of dust floating in the air
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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place
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Recent Examples of floated
The plan, reported in January in The Age newspaper, has been floated by the three most powerful and richest cricket nations - India, Australia and England who would be part of a top tier consisting of seven teams.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
However, she has been floated as a potential 2028 presidential contender.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Then, in the second inning, a routine fly ball floated toward left-center field with one out and the bases empty.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In the past, board members have floated numerous ways to fill the gap, according to past reporting – from cutting between 100 and 150 employees to eliminating funding for all vacant positions (essentially creating a hiring freeze) to cutting spending.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Below them, manatees floated like clouds, raising whiskery snouts to let out long, loud breaths.
—Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Roy and others have floated staying in Washington instead of going on the two-week Easter recess to find consensus.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
Then Victor Mancini floated a wrist shot past Casey DeSmith on the power play.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The idea, floated as part of a potential ceasefire deal, was dismissed by EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan in comments to Bloomberg TV on April 7.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
However, she has been floated as a potential 2028 presidential contender.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Then, in the second inning, a routine fly ball floated toward left-center field with one out and the bases empty.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In the past, board members have floated numerous ways to fill the gap, according to past reporting – from cutting between 100 and 150 employees to eliminating funding for all vacant positions (essentially creating a hiring freeze) to cutting spending.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Below them, manatees floated like clouds, raising whiskery snouts to let out long, loud breaths.
—Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Roy and others have floated staying in Washington instead of going on the two-week Easter recess to find consensus.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
Then Victor Mancini floated a wrist shot past Casey DeSmith on the power play.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The idea, floated as part of a potential ceasefire deal, was dismissed by EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan in comments to Bloomberg TV on April 7.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floated
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In Gabon, youth unemployment has hovered above 35% in recent years.—
Richard Aidoo,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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The price in 2024 hovered around the dollar mark.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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And wandered around in the alleyway behind her florist job in Venice.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Betsy, her Elf on the Shelf, had wandered off.—
Seth Carnell,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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For the past 12 months our photographers have roamed hotel rooms, celebrity homes and even hideaways of the Hollywood Bowl in search of transcendent shots of Hollywood and arts figures in their element.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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The mastodon, a distant relative of modern elephants, roamed the region thousands of years ago.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Floated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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