as in breeze
a slight or gentle movement of air
wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass
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Recent Examples of waft
Caroline Tell, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
On Saturday at the festival’s Olympia Theatre, however, a distinct waft of emotion was in the air when Athina Rachel Tsangari arrived to present her latest feature Harvest.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
This will be nothing like a Chiefs game, with smoke wafting through all corners of the parking lot for hours before a game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
With one waft of a sage stick, you’re transported somewhere else entirely.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
On Saturday at the festival’s Olympia Theatre, however, a distinct waft of emotion was in the air when Athina Rachel Tsangari arrived to present her latest feature Harvest.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
The stench of the contaminated Tijuana River wafted in the morning air as Jasso hauled out a plastic shelving unit from the canopy.
Inside the canopy, one of the last remaining items was a stuffed Minnie Mouse, her bubblegum pink shoes shaded gray with dirt.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
This will be nothing like a Chiefs game, with smoke wafting through all corners of the parking lot for hours before a game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waft
Noun
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Not to mention, a one-piece will make getting ready for your graduation an absolute breeze.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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The smooth porcelain interior heats up evenly and is a breeze to clean.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But momentous events from beyond the stage hovered, too: In February, well after all 5,000 tickets had been sold for our two-night stand, Donald Trump dismissed multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and installed himself as the institution’s chairman.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The early critical response has hovered north of the 90th percentile in favorability, though some reviewers argue the filmmakers have gone too narrow-focus on sheer authenticity, not to say shock value.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both rockets released their payloads—think ion guages, magnetometers, and vapor chasers; the latter released colorful puffs of gas—during an auroral substorm.—
Michael D'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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One dines on such sophisticated and opulent appetizers as smoked salmon ravioli (a special on a recent night, $10), which were fat puffs of pasta stuffed with salmon and seasonings.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the seventh, Fernando Tatis Jr. crushed a solo home run that sailed over the left field fence and onto the new two-story A’s club house, a 406-foot shot for a Padres 5-3 lead, and A’s ace Luis Severino dropped to 0-2 on the season despite an otherwise solid outing.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The boat sails off into the sunset, Timothy smiling out over the waves, and we’re deprived any meaningful fallout.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For people everywhere, the start of spring signals a time of rebirth and a breath of fresh air.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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Packing enough power under the hood to get daily computing tasks fast, this laptop will be a breath of fresh air in your day-to-day routine.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump floated a plan to nix the federal income tax and replace revenue with money from tariffs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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After the attack, the juvenile creature was seen floating lifeless in the water, video footage shows.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Texas officials disputed Mexico’s claim that the bodies were tangled in the buoys and said only one body was found and that the person drowned upstream and drifted downstream toward the buoys.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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One of the reasons the forward P/E did not fall as much as trailing P/Es is that earnings estimates drifted lower, Clissold noted.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The way the film swims through the contradictions, considerations, and cultural reverie of the rural South is genuinely enlivening.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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First responders were en route to the Naperville pond when the man jumped in the 6-foot-deep pond to help the driver who couldn’t swim, fire officials said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Waft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waft. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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