floater
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He found junior receiver KJ Woodbury in the end zone with a 37-yard floater that soared over the defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
James missed a floater just outside the lane and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 35 points and eight assists, was fouled with 12.2 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
When she finally lifted up for a floater, Connecticut forward Serah Williams was waiting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
He has lots of different kinds of friends at school, a floater.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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 technology uses the bobbing floaters to compress pistons, which push hydraulic fluid into storage tanks located nearby on land.
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
The 10-time All-Star scored 15 points in the fourth, hitting five of his well-known floaters that were mostly absent in the first three games.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
Some sank on the bottom, and some floated on top like when you bob for apples.The sinkers are okay to eat and the floaters are the rotten ones.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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