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floated

  • past participle
    of float.
    float
    verb (used without object)
    to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant.
  • past tense form
    of float.
    float
    verb (used without object)
    to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant.

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Neely clarified that Sanders made the so-called offer while joking around on the show in May and hadn’t actually floated the idea to actual media members.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Mediators have floated offers including the release of some Iranian funds frozen overseas with interest in exchange for nuclear concessions such as allowing international inspectors, some of the mediators said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

One ambitious report published by the think tank floated the radical idea of curbing the credit-card swipe fees enforced at grocery stores.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

One option we floated, because I was baptized Catholic, was the iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Beside the two trees, brown leaves from the forest floor floated slowly toward him.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret