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as in hovers
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water
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Verb
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Tumi Alpha Bravo Expedition Flap Backpack While most Tumi luggage hovers around 20 percent off during its after-Christmas sale, the Alpha Bravo Expedition Flap Backpack is a whopping 40 percent off.—
Hillary Maglin,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2024 -
The town hovers high above the Española valley, on a handsome mesa called the Pajarito Plateau.—
Abe Streep,
The New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2024
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Singers and dancers, marching bands, horseback riders, and floats from communities, organizations and corporations passed an appreciative audience.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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The site may be gone, but the breached data floats around the dark web.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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This reduced consumption can help prevent rolling brownouts or blackouts, which are increasingly common as the demand for energy-intensive services, such as data centers, grows.—
Thomas Grizzetti,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Jettisoning the corpses quickly meant we were spared the sight of dead people awkwardly rising and walking offstage during the blackouts between scenes.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Swims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swims. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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