afloat 1 of 2

as in floating
riding upon the surface of a body of liquid the boat can't stay afloat much longer

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afloat

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adverb

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Adjective
  • 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
  • The boat, a single motorboat, was found floating and half-submerged near the Harbor One Marina.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
Adverb
  • This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Clearly someone wants to scare them off from uncovering whatever dark hidden truth controls much of life (and death) hereabouts.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
Adverb
  • From its lavish entrance with golden arches to its cavernous dining room, which can seat more than 300 people, gold is everywhere, from the furnishings to the lighting.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Canary-yellow soccer jerseys were everywhere at the 1573 Court.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Afloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afloat. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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