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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Unusual phenomena have been linked to the sightings, including a family's report of their car clock changing while a drone hovered overhead.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Average temperatures hovered near 60 degrees, roughly four degrees above normal.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
That weekend, at the grocery store, Eliza hovered near the cosmetics wall and, almost without looking, tossed in mascara, concealer, lip gloss, and sped to the checkout, feeling furtive.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
This can work because the mouseover label is displayed next to the link that’s being hovered over and, when using a web browser to access Gmail, the real URL is most often displayed at the bottom of the screen.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
As of Friday morning, that number hovered around $99,000 according to CoinMetrics.
—Cheyenne Devon, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
The aura of Vonn hovered around the bottom of the slope Friday.
—Pat Graham, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
The $100,000 mark was breached for the first time late on Wednesday evening after the token’s price hovered just under $98,000 for nearly two weeks in what initially appeared to be a flattening of the post-election bull run.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bigger bomber drones hovered overhead dropping grenades.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Average temperatures hovered near 60 degrees, roughly four degrees above normal.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
That weekend, at the grocery store, Eliza hovered near the cosmetics wall and, almost without looking, tossed in mascara, concealer, lip gloss, and sped to the checkout, feeling furtive.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
This can work because the mouseover label is displayed next to the link that’s being hovered over and, when using a web browser to access Gmail, the real URL is most often displayed at the bottom of the screen.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
As of Friday morning, that number hovered around $99,000 according to CoinMetrics.
—Cheyenne Devon, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
The aura of Vonn hovered around the bottom of the slope Friday.
—Pat Graham, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
The $100,000 mark was breached for the first time late on Wednesday evening after the token’s price hovered just under $98,000 for nearly two weeks in what initially appeared to be a flattening of the post-election bull run.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bigger bomber drones hovered overhead dropping grenades.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Hovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovered. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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