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Recent Examples of levitation
Those that fall are lifted out of the way, as if by levitation, then lowered back into place after each frame.
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
So the students tried out a different solution — quantum levitation.
—Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
The same goes for the bag of tricks that was once terrifying, including levitation, violent convulsions and creative barfing, this time swapping pea-soup for black sludge and curls of smoke.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Mayer shrewdly understood his role: offering ballast and tasteful guitar levitations, dressing understatedly, careful not to overshadow Ace, just another gifted player in a tight but loose band.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
So the students tried out a different solution — quantum levitation.
—Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
The same goes for the bag of tricks that was once terrifying, including levitation, violent convulsions and creative barfing, this time swapping pea-soup for black sludge and curls of smoke.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Mayer shrewdly understood his role: offering ballast and tasteful guitar levitations, dressing understatedly, careful not to overshadow Ace, just another gifted player in a tight but loose band.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
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On Tuesday, the nation marks the 39th anniversary of the explosion that destroyed Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff after a failure in the shuttle’s right solid rocket booster.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will carry the 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, deploying them there about 64 minutes after liftoff.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Washington thrives on Daniels' creativity at the line of scrimmage, but that might be more difficult while standing inside the equivalent to a 747 jet engine at takeoff.—
Everett Cook,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff, also killing eight other people on board.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Using a hoist, the pair were brought up to the ranger, who led them back to safety, deputies said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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As seen in video footage, a Coast Guard helicopter flight crew was later brought in and deployed a rescue swimmer, who then placed the woman in a hypothermic bag and set up a hoist.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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The elevation of Nishino to the top post overseeing all of SIE caught industry observers by surprise.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Total twenty-four hour snow accumulations 3 to 6 inches across the lower elevations, with 5 to 9 inches across the higher terrain.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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But when capital projects are factored in, the overall spending plan calls for a 21.7% increase.—
Baltimore Sun,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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More than 7,300 retail stores closed last year, a 57% increase from 2023, according to Coresight Research.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Helo is also in the midst of its second capital raise, which the startup will use to build out its sales and marketing capabilities.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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If the council eventually approves an ordinance allowing the raise, their yearly salaries would be $22,800 and the change would take effect during the next election in December 2026.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Super Heavy-Starship on its Gulf Coast launch pad Thursday being fueled for blastoff.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, perched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, stands poised for blastoff from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (file photo).—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
1 June 2024
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You’ve Just Been Named Envoy to Hollywood Logo text Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them when Donald Trump posts about it on Truth Social.—
Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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The main thrust of the $1.5 trillion law was the reduction in the corporate tax rate, which was made permanent at 21 percent from an initial 35 percent.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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