levitate

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Planetary scientists think that electrostatic forces generated from this interaction levitate dust or ice above the ring to form the spokes, though after several decades no theory perfectly predicts the spokes.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

It’s the spell you cast to levitate something.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

This vapour layer reduces the rate of heat transfer and makes liquid cooling on the hot surface ineffective, causing the liquid to levitate and skid across the surface.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

The music seemed to levitate with the centrifugal force of rampaging bongos.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

“Some in infancy; others not until they’re quite old. I once heard of a man who didn’t realize he could levitate objects with his mind until he was ninety-two years of age.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs