as in floated
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 hovered
When the runners landed in Antarctica, temperatures hovered around 12 degrees Fahrenheit, with winds reaching 25 knots.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Brent oil futures prices have averaged around $100 in April, while the spot price for the delivery of actual cargo has hovered closer to $121 per barrel.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Wait times hovered in the 5- to 15 minute range throughout the night for all the open rides and attractions.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Throughout most of human history, average life expectancy at birth hovered somewhere in the mid‑20s.
—Ken Dychtwald, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
After playing the puck down low to Christian Dvorak, Martone hovered on the weak side as Dvorak pushed it to Travis Konecny in front.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
The president's overall job approval had hovered in the low 40s in recent CBS News polling but hit a low of 39% earlier this month.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The Brent Crude front month contract hovered around $90, down more than 5% from just hours earlier, as Wall Street got set to open for trading.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The 500-member gauge hovered near a technical correction zone in late March as the Iran war pushed up oil prices and inflation expectations.
—Geoffrey Morgan, Bloomberg, 15 Apr. 2026
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Brent oil futures prices have averaged around $100 in April, while the spot price for the delivery of actual cargo has hovered closer to $121 per barrel.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Wait times hovered in the 5- to 15 minute range throughout the night for all the open rides and attractions.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Throughout most of human history, average life expectancy at birth hovered somewhere in the mid‑20s.
—Ken Dychtwald, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
After playing the puck down low to Christian Dvorak, Martone hovered on the weak side as Dvorak pushed it to Travis Konecny in front.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
The president's overall job approval had hovered in the low 40s in recent CBS News polling but hit a low of 39% earlier this month.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The Brent Crude front month contract hovered around $90, down more than 5% from just hours earlier, as Wall Street got set to open for trading.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The 500-member gauge hovered near a technical correction zone in late March as the Iran war pushed up oil prices and inflation expectations.
—Geoffrey Morgan, Bloomberg, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovered
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In a Signal group chat earlier this year with other Silicon Valley elite, Brin floated the idea of raising hundreds of millions of dollars to influence California politics, according to a person who saw the message.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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McCrory also floated the possibility of Henry starting a new program at Blue Hills to help people obtain judicial pardons.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chase Elliott was supposed to be the guy, but that ship sailed a long time ago.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both the attorney general and state treasurer Republican candidates sailed through their GOP nominations unchallenged at the convention Saturday.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Jerry swam strongly for three or four minutes, then rolled over on his back and floated.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Images taken a day earlier showed divers alongside Timmy as the humpback whale swam into the barge.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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By Wednesday’s Game 5 of this first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, the motto had drifted down toward the bottom of the giveaways, and the font size shrank.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Their most familiar neighbor was the occasional manatee that drifted by their home.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kim Il-hyeok turned on a searchlight, and a South Korean Navy ship glided towards them.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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And the crowd stayed to watch as six hundred young skiers—many of whom were little girls, with glitter on their cheeks—glided around the ski track in the stadium and then stood there in a phalanx, an honor guard as Diggins took a ceremonial last lap.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Hovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovered. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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