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Recent Examples of levitation
In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague.
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Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
Isaac Okoro attempted a newfound form of levitation to keep the ball in bounds, tapping the ball to himself, then to Tre Jones.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
But that levitation was quickly followed by a steep decline.
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Noah Galuten,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
Other institutions have focused on high-temperature superconducting systems that offer stable levitation but still need separate propulsion.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Dec. 2025
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Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
Isaac Okoro attempted a newfound form of levitation to keep the ball in bounds, tapping the ball to himself, then to Tre Jones.
—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
But that levitation was quickly followed by a steep decline.
—
Noah Galuten,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
Other institutions have focused on high-temperature superconducting systems that offer stable levitation but still need separate propulsion.
—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for levitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
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Wednesday's launch was SpaceX's 79th Falcon 9 liftoff of the year.
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The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.
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The vehicle uses six tilting propellers to achieve vertical takeoff before switching to forward flight.
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During the test anomaly, Blue Origin lost the lightning tower at its launch site as well as the massive transporter-erector, which moved the rocket from a nearby integration hangar out to the launch site and lifted it vertically for takeoff.
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Under extreme conditions the aircrew successfully completed a hoist and safely transported the hiker to emergency medical services.
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Scott designed and built the specialized hoist system used to lift turtles over the pier railing.
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Exceptionally high or record-breaking levels of warm air at the top of the mixed layer of air connected with the earth's surface would also be needed to contribute to the mixing and raising of temperatures near the ground.
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The Port of Los Angeles also clashed with coastal communities last year over the possible raising of the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
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The 10 counties with the lowest percentage of households with AC in the continental United States were all located in coastal areas in California and Oregon, or in the higher elevations of Colorado.
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Apiri recently expanded with an adjacent wine-tasting and events space, Ferment Artisan Lab, where oenophiles can get to know the island’s limestone-rich elevations through a taste of some of the best local producers.
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Hispanics or Latinos were the target of the biggest increase in racially or ethnically motivated hate crimes, according to the report.
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However, the report noted that much of this rise was due to an increase in the number of billionaires, not just three-comma club members getting richer.
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The start of a new fiscal year in July often coincides with a pay bump for California’s state employees because that’s when raises, negotiated by unions, tend to take effect.
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There's a fantasy that a raise will solve the problems keeping you up at night.
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It is expected that the SpaceX IPO will be a historic blastoff making millionaires of thousands of SpaceX employees via their equity awards.
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Eventually things hit blastoff as Cunningham puts a kick drum under Ciani’s percolating synths, a fusion of old and new that only underlines how badass Ciani’s sounds are.
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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