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Recent Examples of levitation
To me, the levitation was a symbol of the profoundly dysfunctional relationship between Asher and Whitney.
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Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Those that fall are lifted out of the way, as if by levitation, then lowered back into place after each frame.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
So the students tried out a different solution — quantum levitation.
—Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
The same goes for the bag of tricks that was once terrifying, including levitation, violent convulsions and creative barfing, this time swapping pea-soup for black sludge and curls of smoke.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Those that fall are lifted out of the way, as if by levitation, then lowered back into place after each frame.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
So the students tried out a different solution — quantum levitation.
—Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
The same goes for the bag of tricks that was once terrifying, including levitation, violent convulsions and creative barfing, this time swapping pea-soup for black sludge and curls of smoke.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
Noun
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The spacecraft had broken apart minutes after liftoff from South Texas during its seventh test flight.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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For a running back nicknamed after a projectile, this week’s Shrine Bowl could be the start of Sanders’ countdown to NFL liftoff.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2025
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On a live webcam of San Diego harbor traffic, someone aboard the Premier can be heard telling the Coast Guard that the crew members ejected right after takeoff.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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On a live webcam of San Diego harbor traffic, someone aboard the Premier can be heard saying that the jet's two crew members ejected right after takeoff, The Associated Press reported.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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For example, Denmark may want helicopters with the hoist crane on the left rather than the right, whereas Italy may want tanks with space for an additional soldier.—
Elisabeth Braw,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Nov. 2016
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Using a hoist, the pair were brought up to the ranger, who led them back to safety, deputies said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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The incident happened near the Scott chairlift, which takes patrons to the Scott Peak with an elevation of 8,289 feet.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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Sai Yok rock geckos live on karst rock formations in a forest at an elevation of about 1,300 feet, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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By 2050, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans for 50 to 60 percent of Japan’s electricity to come from renewables, including biomass, hydropower, geothermal, and offshore wind as well as solar—with a controversial increase in nuclear-power production filling in the gaps.—
Hannah Kirshner,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Trust has yet to identify a concrete reason behind the precipitous drop in South Dade’s homeless population beyond a countywide increase in outreach efforts.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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The extensions, pending approval from the Idaho State Board of Education, see most of the Broncos’ staff earn a raise after a successful 2024 season that saw the Broncos win the Mountain West championship and qualify for the first 12-team College Football Playoff.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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The mayor’s chief of staff was given a raise to $60,000 along the same party-line vote.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Super Heavy-Starship on its Gulf Coast launch pad Thursday being fueled for blastoff.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, perched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, stands poised for blastoff from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (file photo).—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
1 June 2024
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Then we were sort of thrust right into awards season, which was sort of insane that we were even included in that conversation.—
Natalie Sitek,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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She’s thrust into this position of authority and responsibility to be a caretaker for her little brother.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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