LEVITATION Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

levitation

noun

Definition of levitation

as in liftoff

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Recent Examples of levitation These scholars have argued that all those odd things—levitation, bilocation, miracles of all kinds, witchcraft—really did happen. — Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026 In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague. — Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026 Isaac Okoro attempted a newfound form of levitation to keep the ball in bounds, tapping the ball to himself, then to Tre Jones. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026 But that levitation was quickly followed by a steep decline. — Noah Galuten, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for levitation

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Noun

Today's Starlink liftoff adds to SpaceX's growing constellation of more than 11,000 active spacecraft.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Despite all of this, the rocket is making credible progress toward liftoff.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of liftoff

Noun

In an elaborate fairy-tale takeoff, Homer abandons Bart and Lisa in the middle of the woods to help solve the family’s food-shortage problem.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Encounter The Attack Before The Attacker No amount of training could have re-created every detail Captain Sullenberger and his crew faced when Flight 1549 lost both engines after takeoff.

— Lee Rossey, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of takeoff

Noun

The unit said the mission relied on a specialized night-hoist capability available to only a limited number of law enforcement aviation teams in the region.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
An hour later, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office requested a helicopter with a hoist, and an Army helicopter tried to approach twice that evening, but couldn’t get through due to the weather, per KCPQ.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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After those losses, the state experienced a drop in fund-raising and an exodus of campaign talent.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
And a securities filing Wednesday makes clear that such an event could be coming, and that the scale of the fund-raising in the coming years may be more than some investors initially thought.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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Portions of southwest Colorado and southeast Utah saw two to four inches, whereas areas with higher elevations, like the San Juan Mountains, got up to six inches.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Climate change is also shifting suitable oyamel habitats to higher elevations, threatening populations on lower mountains that may eventually lack the conditions needed to support the trees.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of elevation

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Maine, North Carolina and Ohio also have seen increases of more than 30% in early in-person and mail voting compared with the same point in 2022.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Washington State reported a much lower $86 million for 2026; however, that’s an increase of $11 million from 2025, as the athletic department has returned to a budget equal to the final year of the old Pac-12 in fiscal 2024.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of increase

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The attention brought by the series helped earn them a 400% raise for the 2025 season, with some veteran dancers slated to receive more than $75 an hour, according to a New York Times report.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Elk Grove Unified School District Superintendent David Reilly is set to receive a raise of more than 7% after the school board unanimously approved an amendment to his contract Tuesday.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of raise

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It is expected that the SpaceX IPO will be a historic blastoff making millionaires of thousands of SpaceX employees via their equity awards.

— Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026
Eventually things hit blastoff as Cunningham puts a kick drum under Ciani’s percolating synths, a fusion of old and new that only underlines how badass Ciani’s sounds are.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of blastoff

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