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Recent Examples of levitation
Hypersonic Levitation in Cell Isolation A new method of isolating and suspending cells, called hypersonic levitation and spinning (HLS), relies on acoustic resonators and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to yield biology breakthroughs.
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Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Using a laser to mimic sunlight, the researchers demonstrated photophoretic levitation on their centimeter-scale structures in a low-pressure chamber in the lab.
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead, there was a significantly higher threshold of 550° Celsius (1,022° F) for levitation of the ice to occur.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Past stage shows by Ross have included levitation, shadow box, fire spiker and double saw magic acts as well as interactive audience participation segments.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
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Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Using a laser to mimic sunlight, the researchers demonstrated photophoretic levitation on their centimeter-scale structures in a low-pressure chamber in the lab.
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead, there was a significantly higher threshold of 550° Celsius (1,022° F) for levitation of the ice to occur.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Past stage shows by Ross have included levitation, shadow box, fire spiker and double saw magic acts as well as interactive audience participation segments.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
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Such a delay would put Crew-12's liftoff pretty much on its original schedule.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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When a launch is imminent, the astronauts will fly to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida about a week prior to liftoff.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The more advanced sibling to the quad is a quad axel, which requires a forward-facing takeoff and a full four-and-a-half revolutions in the air.—
Kelly O'Grady,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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During takeoff and landing, Helix sounds roughly like a couple of leaf blowers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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At San Martin Park, the witness that called 9-1-1 told The Athletic that the thief or thieves left a lever hoist tool at the scene.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The American, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the Games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Over the next few weeks, Luria believes that OpenAI will exceed investors’ expectations with regards to its model performance and capital raising, which should help drive significant positive stock performances for the main companies in its orbit.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Canada’s foreign minister Anita Anand and Canadian Governor General Mary Simon arrived in Nuuk earlier Friday to officially open their country’s consulate with a flag raising ceremony.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The few remaining individuals live in barren, rugged terrain at high elevations.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The higher elevation brings cool air, offering four seasons all with mild temperatures.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The focus areas expected to power these margin increases for FedEx include its high-value B2B and specialized B2C segments.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Without that data, the BLS assumed that no price increases had taken place during the month for most categories of goods and services.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, the county commission voted to give themselves a 23% pay raise, which took effect in January 2025.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The new agreement also includes retroactive raises for Kane County Health Department employees.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Crew 10 commander Anne McClain, pilot Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov were strapped in and ready for blastoff from historic pad 39 at the Kennedy Space Center at 7:48 p.m. EDT.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Each day, there are Big Top performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a human cannonball blastoff at 1:45 p.m. Admission costs $23 for teens and adults, $20 for seniors (ages 65 and up) and $15 for children (ages 5-12).—
Amy Schwabe,
Journal Sentinel,
10 May 2024
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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