as in floats
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
claimed that the UFO hovered a moment, then spun off into space at incredible speed
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Recent Examples of hovers
The square exhibit hall hovers 40 feet above the ground, its weight supported by five pillars representing the five branches of the military.
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Jason Allen, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
At its height some 100,000 people called it home; the population now hovers around 36,000.
—Jim Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
In a small Danish cemetery, a researcher hovers over a fallen tree covered by a rich green mat.
—Paulina Rowińska, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
His spirit hovers over the entire film, witnessing the wreckage of his absence.
—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
All is said with an air toward entertaining us, but something else hovers over the interaction.
—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Outdoors, enjoy a vanishing edge pool that hovers over the lake with a swim-up bar and a 100-inch outdoor TV for game day.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Blumberg said there has not been a change in the percentage of UC Davis Children’s Hospital patients who are vaccinated for the flu each year, which typically hovers around 50%.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
The yield for 10-year notes currently hovers at less than half the rate of return Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric were approved to earn last year.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Jason Allen, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
At its height some 100,000 people called it home; the population now hovers around 36,000.
—Jim Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
In a small Danish cemetery, a researcher hovers over a fallen tree covered by a rich green mat.
—Paulina Rowińska, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
His spirit hovers over the entire film, witnessing the wreckage of his absence.
—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
All is said with an air toward entertaining us, but something else hovers over the interaction.
—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Outdoors, enjoy a vanishing edge pool that hovers over the lake with a swim-up bar and a 100-inch outdoor TV for game day.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Blumberg said there has not been a change in the percentage of UC Davis Children’s Hospital patients who are vaccinated for the flu each year, which typically hovers around 50%.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
The yield for 10-year notes currently hovers at less than half the rate of return Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric were approved to earn last year.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Hovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovers. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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