as in to float
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 hover
Before the start of the conflict in Iran, the average price for diesel in the Golden State hovered around $5 a gallon.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
From hovering inflatables that double as rafts, to multi-story tree stacks, to in-air winter lodges, Tentsile has developed what might be the world's most singular lineup of hanging tents.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
This nightmare scenario hovers over all of baseball this year, and specifically over the Bronx, where the home team has claimed one championship in the last 25 years and none since 2009.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But over the 11 months between March 2025 and January 2026, reports from Sacramento Steps Forward show the percentage of unmet demand hovered between 84% and 90%.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
From hovering inflatables that double as rafts, to multi-story tree stacks, to in-air winter lodges, Tentsile has developed what might be the world's most singular lineup of hanging tents.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
This nightmare scenario hovers over all of baseball this year, and specifically over the Bronx, where the home team has claimed one championship in the last 25 years and none since 2009.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But over the 11 months between March 2025 and January 2026, reports from Sacramento Steps Forward show the percentage of unmet demand hovered between 84% and 90%.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hover
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Under Grier’s leadership, researchers Mia Morrell and Leela Elliot made a new version of a time crystal where tiny crystals made from styrofoam beads floated on a cushion of sound and can be displaced using sound waves.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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In real life, floating happens in water.—
Souvankham Thammavongsa,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Johnston got the save on the third shot by Permian and the fourth sailed over the top of the goal.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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There were many circuits of long-distance trade, mostly organized around large bodies of water, mostly conducted by small ships that could not sail in open ocean.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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By swimming among them day after day.—
BRADY DENNIS THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The sentences swim and skim like surface bugs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Across the glassy expanse, postcard-perfect Bellagio stretches into view, as ferries glide hypnotically back and forth between the shores.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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The easy-to-use roller design features a cooling metal applicator that gently glides across the neck's contours, massaging the lightweight formula into skin without pulling or tugging skin.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Later, settle in for a pint at Teach Ósta, the lone pub, where conversations drift easily from myth to weather to memory.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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There is something timeless about staring at only water and sky, easy to drift back to 1914 when this building was designed by the New York architecture firm McKim Mead & White.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Hover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hover. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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