hovers

present tense third-person singular of hover
as in floats
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 hovers Microchip’s stock-market value or worth on Wall Street has fallen but still hovers around $32 billion. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024 Today, the combined population of the Indian subcontinent’s three most affected vulture species hovers around a mere 20,000. Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Their client to advisor ratio currently hovers around 35 to 1. Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Hovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovers. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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