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Recent Examples of levitation
To me, the levitation was a symbol of the profoundly dysfunctional relationship between Asher and Whitney.
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Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Those that fall are lifted out of the way, as if by levitation, then lowered back into place after each frame.
—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
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Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Those that fall are lifted out of the way, as if by levitation, then lowered back into place after each frame.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
Noun
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Theo James had previously worked with Osgood Perkins on a horror series that didn’t achieve liftoff, but their collaboration ended up bearing fruit anyway in the form of The Monkey.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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In a Falcon 9 rocket, the first stage separates from the second stage about 2 minutes and 30 seconds after liftoff.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lunar Trailblazer separates from the Intuitive Machines lander shortly after takeoff.—
Joe Palca,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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The aircraft when down not long after takeoff, crashing about 10 miles from Wilmington National Airport, according to WBTV.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The boat’s 14-foot tender catamaran, which Aquila also manufactures at its production facility in China, is on an electric hoist system that lifts the boat outwards for launch and retrieval.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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Columbus McKinnon produces lifting devices, hoists and conveyor belts.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Feb. 2025
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The two-lift operation, with 1,150 skiable acres and a summit elevation of 7,177 feet, lies about 140 miles north of Pomerelle.—
Elaine Glusac,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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For portions of northeast Kentucky and southeast, southern, and western West Virginia, the NWS said between 3 and 5 inches was possible at lower elevations, while higher terrain could see between 4 and 7.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Their expertise drives significant profit growth and revenue increase as well as U.S. expansion.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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If European election results last year - which saw an 18% increase in 16–34-year-olds voting for the AfD - are a barometer, the rise nationally among the same group could form a significant part of the AfD’s likely climb into second place.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Both are in line for pay raises, too, as pending unrestricted free agents.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Though there has been progress at the negotiating table between CPS and CTU on financial sticking points like raises, the final cost of the teachers contract is still up in the air.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 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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The film was shot over a period of three years and is told from the perspective of Indy — a loyal, everyday dog thrust into extraordinary circumstances, and the only one who can see the forces that haunt us.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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It has been retrofitted with spinning rotor sails that deliver thrust to help move the ship forward using the Magnus effect.—
Nick Nuttall,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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