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Recent Examples of floaty
The dress was covered in a layer of sheer silver sequins, which fell in a floaty asymmetrical hemline.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
Swooshes from his ink drawings turn into black silk appliqués mounted onto swathes of floaty organza and tulle.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
None of this floaty stuff, but getting right in there, with lens flares in the hot sun and lots of flies.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
Expect glittering and ultra glamorous gowns via Balmain, Versace, and vintage Galliano for red carpets with husband George, floaty and floral sets for summering in Lake Como, an always impeccable blowout.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
Swooshes from his ink drawings turn into black silk appliqués mounted onto swathes of floaty organza and tulle.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
None of this floaty stuff, but getting right in there, with lens flares in the hot sun and lots of flies.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
Expect glittering and ultra glamorous gowns via Balmain, Versace, and vintage Galliano for red carpets with husband George, floaty and floral sets for summering in Lake Como, an always impeccable blowout.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floaty
Adjective
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Companies with a smaller market value generally tend to have more floating rate debt than larger businesses.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media posts and years of reviewing cookie-cutter luxury hotels had conditioned me to equate floating breakfasts, monogrammed accessories, butler service, and aromatherapy menus as markers of a dreamy luxury vacation.—
Katherine Alex Beaven,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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After a rejuvenating affair with buoyant co-star Albert Finney while filming Two For the Road, the Ferrers finally divorced in 1968.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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Wolves 0-2 Fulham Everton vs Sunderland From the buoyant mood of a month ago, heading into a home Merseyside derby with genuine hopes of beating Liverpool to Champions League qualification, Everton are now five games without a win.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Floaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floaty. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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