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afloat

adjective as in floating

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Their message is clear: the cost of living crisis is deepening, and many families are struggling to stay afloat.

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Access to directors, actors, prints and people in the industry also plays an important role in keeping afloat, according to Moninger.

At the time the federal government pumped billions of dollars into healthcare to help keep hospitals and other facilities afloat while costs rose and other revenue sources declined.

He wondered how his esposa would keep them afloat all alone.

It’s enough to lift him off the ground and keep him afloat for awhile.

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

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