Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: floated

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Although Republicans had initially floated the idea of attaching work requirements to Medicaid as well, President Joe Biden has indicated the idea is a nonstarter while showing a willingness to entertain the other proposals.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/what-the-gop-work-requirement-proposal-would-really-do/article_c2b4999d-1213-5a16-81ee-c1cbd99601af.html

A mishmash of answers floated back to her on stage, to which she replied without missing a beat and gave her ready-to-go response, “Great place!”

Source: https://s24476.pcdn.co/news/121106/police-reports-713

And so the issue might have floated away, but for that first object that also spent time over Canadian airspace: an alleged Chinese spy balloon.

Source: https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/kurl-the-spy-balloon-saga-carries-a-down-to-earth-message-about-canadas-defence

Aramco floated 1.7 per cent of its shares on the Saudi bourse in December 2019, generating US$29.4 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/saudi-aramco-record-profit-oil-russia-ukraine-energy-3341541?cid=cna_flip_070214

As early as 2006, three years before the release of "Avatar," Cameron floated the idea of shooting two sequels back-to-back if the first movie was successful (

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1153401/avatar-the-way-of-water-is-about-to-break-even-as-its-worldwide-box-office-total-reaches-1-38-billion/

As for Oshoala, her underwhelming performance in the colors of Nigeria is baffling and there many theories have been floated to explain it away.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/nigerian-coaches-far-better-than-waldrum-super-falcons-star-okobi/

As the flag floated gracefully in the weightlessness of space, against the backdrop of planet Earth, it served as a powerful testament to the indomitable spirit of exploration and the global pursuit of health and well-being.

Source: https://www.emirates247.com/sports/other/hamdan-bin-mohammed-leads-dubai-run-as-226-000-people-take-part-in-world-s-largest-community-fun-run-2023-11-26-1.728294

Back in the summer of 2016, not long after Donald Trump secured the Republican presidential nomination, The New York Times floated the notion that objectivity in journalism is actually a bad thing.

Source: https://patriotpost.us/articles/94619-leftmedia-defends-abandoning-objectivity-2023-02-02

Biden floated several ideas that have no shot with a Republican majority in the House: quadrupling the tax on corporate stock buybacks, increasing taxes on the wealthy, banning assault weapons, and so on.

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/02/10/editorial-plenty-to-discuss-in-state-of-the-union-but-the-debt-ceiling-is-nonnegotiable/

But in an article headlined “Biden Could Lose First Two ’24 Contests to RFK Jr.,” Axios reported, “If Biden isn’t on the ballot, some Democrats have floated a write-in campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire.”

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/17/graham-how-will-biden-handle-n-h-with-rfk-jr-at-his-heels/

But in September 2011, Manpreet Singh Badal left Akali Dal and floated his own party – People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) – from which his father Gurdas Singh Badal unsuccessfully contested against Parkash Singh Badal in 2012 Vidhan Sabha polls.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/why-dont-you-reunite-akalis-to-sukhbir-and-manpreet-cite-their-fathers-8592612/

Call me a tin foil man or whatever: the NFL floated the ruse to generate more focus on itself.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/02/08/arthur-blank-doesnt-support-neutral-site-conference-championships/

Carlow were holding their own until a great Laois move saw Hassett pick out Catherine Kirby and she floated the ball into the path of the in-running Lucy Conroy.

Source: https://laois-nationalist.ie/2023/04/30/kaylee-lights-up-banagher-as-laois-march-into-an-all-ireland-final/

Darnell Nurse provided the winner with 4:49 left as his wrister from the left point floated past Jeremy Swayman.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9540749/edmonton-oilers-boston-bruins-march-9/

Economic experts and lawmakers have already floated suspicions about the collapse, including the timing of executives’ withdrawals.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-big-tech-rcna74678

For more than 30 years it has floated amidst a riverscape dominated by the moody Paparoa Range to the west, and between the villages of Blackball and Ngahere on opposite sides of the river.

Source: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/idle-west-coast-gold-dredge-millstone-council-chairman

For two years, the board has floated the idea of closing the school and bussing Arborfield students 25 kilometres to Carrot River, where a new school is set to be built.

Source: https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/emotions-running-very-high-as-arborfield-citizens-fight-for-k-12-school