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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 White House has floated a goal of 3,000 daily ICE arrests, raising concerns among advocates who say such quotas encourage indiscriminate enforcement practices and undermine due process protections.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Kennedy floated a full-on ban against pharmaceutical ads during last year’s election cycle.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Oracle has been floated as a potential investor or buyer of TikTok for months.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Whitmer has been floated as a potential Democratic nominee for president.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Various world leaders, including France’s Napoleon Bonaparte and Lord Palmerston of Britain, also floated the idea at various times.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Lux, meanwhile, floated potentially playing Jean Grey, a member of the mutant superhero group the X-Men.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
People lingered in public spaces, chatting on benches, sharing snacks from street vendors, and enjoying live music that floated through the air.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Kennedy floated a full-on ban against pharmaceutical ads during last year’s election cycle.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Oracle has been floated as a potential investor or buyer of TikTok for months.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Whitmer has been floated as a potential Democratic nominee for president.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Various world leaders, including France’s Napoleon Bonaparte and Lord Palmerston of Britain, also floated the idea at various times.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Lux, meanwhile, floated potentially playing Jean Grey, a member of the mutant superhero group the X-Men.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
People lingered in public spaces, chatting on benches, sharing snacks from street vendors, and enjoying live music that floated through the air.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floated
Verb
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Bonds, which have hovered for a week after a ripping rally , and could struggle if attention returns to stickier inflation?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Following the exercise’s finale, two drones carrying Russian and Belarusian flags hovered in front of spectators.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The bear then wandered into an adjacent property across the street and was eventually euthanized under New Jersey Fish and Wildlife’s response criteria for category 1 bears, in which the animals are considered a threat to public safety and property.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wildlife officials euthanized a black bear this week after the animal wandered into a Dollar General in northern New Jersey and bit a woman.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Silvetti was shown his first MLS yellow card two minutes later and shortly thereafter launched his first shot, a powerful right-footer from outside the box that sailed wide right.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the former Jacksonville tight end has sailed closer to Jared Leto — a performance that’s hard to watch.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An active tropical storm or hurricane has roamed somewhere in the Atlantic on that date in roughly three-fourths of the 76 years tracked by NOAA.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Not wanting to run immediately after the season, Jenkins instead swam to get in his cardio work.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Herald also found a pile of wet clothes, two children’s backpacks and food at the end of a street in Tavernier where the ocean meets the shore, suggesting the group swam to land and changed into dry clothing.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Given time, a loyal fanbase might have slowly drifted toward new shows and obsessions.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Occasionally a curious polar bear meandered near camp, which was always changing as the ice floe buckled and drifted across the Arctic Ocean.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last October, Ann Watson strolled into her local Costco with a shopping list and a sense of purpose.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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The father and daughter had strolled along the beach before heading home to Fairview, Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems said.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prior to that, the Terrapins cruised to wins over Group of 5 opponents FAU (39-7) and Northern Illinois (20-9).—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Trailblazers flashed their well-rounded skills to score 27 points in the first half and cruised to a 41-9 victory at Orange Coast College.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Floated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floated. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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