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floater

[floh-ter] / ˈfloʊ tər /












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Brunson put New York in front for the first time with a floater that made it 105-104 with 1:22 remaining.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

He had just 10 points, reaching double figures on a floater with 8:37 left and the Lakers down 26.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

The Lakers won the game 116-115 on a last-second floater by Austin Reaves, who had a team-high 28 points and 16 assists.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.

From Barron's Oct. 28, 2025

Like familiar terrestrial balloons, the deeper a floater is carried, the stronger is the buoyant force returning it to the higher, cooler, safer regions of the atmosphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

He speculated that the administration could “put a bunch of floaters out there” to gauge the market’s reaction different policy actions.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

The floaters belong to Eco Wave Power, a Swedish company behind the pilot project located at AltaSea, a nonprofit ocean institute at the port.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2025

Cameron Norrie has been handed a difficult start against Italy's Matteo Berrettini - a 2022 semi-finalist at Melbourne Park and one of the most dangerous unseeded floaters in the men's draw.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2025

His repertoire included crossover dribbles to set up high floaters in the lane, finger rolls, and double-pump bank shots while hanging in the air.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2023

Mr. Lemoncello surprised all the floaters by swinging open a window-sized door cut into the bookcases.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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