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float

verb as in lie on the surface

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Halfway across the buoyed perimeter of the swim area I climbed up on the wooden float, like the beaches of my childhood.

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Balloons carrying thousands of packs of cigarettes have disrupted flights in Lithuania, as Vilnius Airport was forced to close for hours when dozens of them floated into the country's airspace.

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On record, “Anything For Love” gets a knowing wink with in-studio jibing between Lipa and her producers; here she played it straight as a lofty piano ballad for the back seats on a floating riser.

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Royal Air Force paratroopers drew a grand applause after a coordinated display of parachute work that saw them float down to the shores.

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New details about a floating public garden, which will be part of a nearly $5-billion luxury housing and hotel complex, were unveiled on Thursday by its London-based developer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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