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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Another can't-miss find: The Short-sleeve Pose Mock Neck makes layering a breeze and pairs with everything from jeans to midi skirts.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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Think soft-close lids, built-in charcoal filters, and removable liners that make dumping kitchen scraps a breeze.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Uncertainty still hovers over Bryce Huff, a splash signing in 2024.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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From a terminal far out of harm’s way, drone pilots could hover in the sky for hours, soaking up surveillance information, building a case for precisely whom to bomb and when to do it.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When The Void persona emerges, all hell and darkness break loose as this sinister silhouette is able to disintegrate anything into a shadowy puff simply by raising his hand.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Remember to puff puff pass and enjoy celebrating cannabis culture in style!—
Emily Earlenbaugh,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As part of its efforts under [Free and Open Indo-Pacific], [Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force] remains delighted to sail into friends' ports and help enhance openness thru various and collaborative interactions.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Domestic life did not suit the 26-year-old young woman who had once sailed to China to preach the word of God.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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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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Governor Kathy Hochul later floated her own Brooklyn-to-Queens light-rail project, the Interborough Express, or IBX.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the show, Sheeran often drifted to the back of the stage to lock into tight grooves with bodhrán (an Irish drum) player Eamon Murray, as fiddle player Niamh Dunne carved out fiery solos.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Tijuana River has been plagued with raw sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana for decades, fouling beaches along the U.S.-Mexico border with polluted water and sending foul odors drifting through communities in San Diego County.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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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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A number of the boat’s passengers, among them women and children, died after jumping into the water and being unable to swim.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Waft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waft. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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