levitate

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One such test is for the Meissner effect: because a superconductor expels magnetic fields, it repels other magnets, producing an iconic levitating effect.

From Scientific American

The threat is kept intentionally vague — represented by eerie sounds and levitating debris — which allows it to function as a free-floating metaphor for whatever the viewer is worried about.

From Los Angeles Times

Off superstar producer Metro Boomin’s “Heroes and Villains” album, “Superhero” sounds like scenes in superhero movies where either the main character or villain gains their powers and levitates in the air for a few seconds.

From Los Angeles Times

The sense of purity and eagerness radiating through Cootie bounces off the technicolor surroundings throughout Riley's Oakland, an absurdist wonderland where the mundane dissolves into animation and folks levitate in their bliss.

From Salon

Listen to “River Niger” and you might levitate.

From New York Times