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as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a shattering belt to the rock with a hammer
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as in sash
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
a drugstore cowboy who loves his fancily decorated belt
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
belted the baseball out of the park
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as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
belted the little boy's pants tightly so they would stay up
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
belted the punching bag relentlessly
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
the boy went belting along on his skateboard
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Recent Examples of belt
Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Royals teammate Bobby Witt Jr. said the belt broke for a different reason.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
After flying out to the fence in her first two at-bats, Silvers belted lead-off home runs in the fifth and sixth innings as the visiting Redhawks scored seven unanswered runs to rally for an 8-3 DuPage Valley Conference victory over crosstown rival Naperville North.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Hero Travel Supply Neck Wallet $25 at Amazon Not a belt person?
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Royals teammate Bobby Witt Jr. said the belt broke for a different reason.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
Mathews belted 512 homers with 1,509 runs, 1,453 RBI and a .271 average from 1952 through 1968.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
After flying out to the fence in her first two at-bats, Silvers belted lead-off home runs in the fifth and sixth innings as the visiting Redhawks scored seven unanswered runs to rally for an 8-3 DuPage Valley Conference victory over crosstown rival Naperville North.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning shot, crossing over Antetokounmpo and driving to the basket for a right-handed layup with 1.3 seconds left.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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More than 900 flights were halted across the U.S. on Wednesday, with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport hit the hardest with more than 700 of those cancellations.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
1 May 2025
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And it's all wrapped in a storyline that keeps kids moving and thinking.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
2 May 2025
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Photo : Sterling Reed Photography Just beyond the front door, dark paneling wraps the fireside library.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 May 2025
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Flames were licking the upper branches of tall trees.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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While investors are licking their wounds from a plunging stock market, and businesses brace for economic fallout, major investment banks are reaping extraordinary profits, according to Wall Street Journal.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Danish drugmaker is racing to capture more patients now that many compounding pharmacies are legally restricted from making cheaper, unapproved versions of Wegovy, with rare exceptions.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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China, in particular, is racing to close the gap by pouring state investment into its universities.—
Sarah Kreps,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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That trend already spiraled into real-world hostility in 2024; while the song played at a bar in Germany, a crowd reportedly yelled slurs at a Black woman and punched her in the face, with one man allegedly Nazi-saluting.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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Niemann punched his ticket to the U.S. Open at Oakmont in June with his win in Mexico City.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Continue reading … 'NUMEROUS QUESTIONS' – China lashes out, levels accusation against the US over COVID-19 origins.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Foot at head-height, his hamstring clearly fixed, the Dutchman lashed it over his own shoulder into the net.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 sped to a strong finish on MTV.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Nose Mode, for instance, prompts you to hold the camera between your teeth and results in caricature-like videos where your head is enormous, your body is shrunken, and your movements are sped up.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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The film, a part of the sprawling Marvel franchise, was approved for release in China before Washington and Beijing slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on each other.—
Casey Hall and Sophie Yu,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Local News In 2020, Jennifer Vasquez alleged he was kicked, slapped and shoved by husband In a 2020 protective order, Jennifer Vasquez alleged that her husband verbally abused, kicked, slapped, and shoved her.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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“Belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belt. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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