levitate
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Planetary scientists think that electrostatic forces generated from this interaction levitate dust or ice above the ring to form the spokes, though after several decades no theory perfectly predicts the spokes.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023
It’s the spell you cast to levitate something.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023
This vapour layer reduces the rate of heat transfer and makes liquid cooling on the hot surface ineffective, causing the liquid to levitate and skid across the surface.
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023
The music seemed to levitate with the centrifugal force of rampaging bongos.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023
“Well, I can never levitate anything right, so we ’re even,” Widget says, but he takes her cup without complaint and concentrates until it too is steaming and hot again.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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