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floating

adjective as in buoyant

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Sable notes that use of a floating treatment vessel would dramatically extend the project’s timeline and likely increase costs for the company, which has already reported funding difficulties after repeated setbacks.

She performs it in a gondola, floating down the catwalk as she flees the chaos of the main stage for the sanctuary of her piano.

From BBC

In Liverpool Rachel Reeves seemed to be floating a pre-emptive argument ahead of possible tax rises in her November Budget.

From BBC

There are plenty of apple versions floating around, most of them pleasant, uncomplicated, and politely seasonal.

From Salon

Combined with the coloured, shimmering floor and walls, and a soundtrack of muffled voices, gongs and bird calls, it all creates a powerful if unnerving feeling of floating in another realm.

From BBC

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

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