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as in 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 wrapped
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 lashed
to strike repeatedly
belted the punching bag relentlessly
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as in zipped
to proceed or move quickly
the boy went belting along on his skateboard
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Recent Examples of belted
In Game 1 of the Toronto Blue Jays belted three homers, but that wasn’t the entire story.
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Wear it open with leggings and sneakers for travel days or belted over a sweater and jeans for a city-chic look.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Kardashian was joined by her 69-year-old momager, Kris Jenner, who opted for a brighter look in a butter yellow Givenchy belted blazer-style mini dress.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Hernandez belted a home run as part of a two-run top of the second inning that gave the Dodgers the lead after the Brewers jumped ahead with a Jackson Chourio solo homer in their first trip to the plate.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
When a jacket was paired with a skirt, either slim and pencil-shaped or bursting in ballerina tulle, it was always belted and worn with statement shoes.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
The Padres’ one — and only — World Series victory occurred 41 years ago Friday, when Bevacqua belted a three-run home run on the way to a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Tuesday night, the Dodgers belted five home runs, three off of Greene, to take an 8-0 lead in six innings before the Reds had their second hit of the game.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
In the eighth inning, three-time MVP Mike Trout belted a two-run homer off Royals reliever Steven Cruz.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Wear it open with leggings and sneakers for travel days or belted over a sweater and jeans for a city-chic look.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Kardashian was joined by her 69-year-old momager, Kris Jenner, who opted for a brighter look in a butter yellow Givenchy belted blazer-style mini dress.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Hernandez belted a home run as part of a two-run top of the second inning that gave the Dodgers the lead after the Brewers jumped ahead with a Jackson Chourio solo homer in their first trip to the plate.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
When a jacket was paired with a skirt, either slim and pencil-shaped or bursting in ballerina tulle, it was always belted and worn with statement shoes.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
The Padres’ one — and only — World Series victory occurred 41 years ago Friday, when Bevacqua belted a three-run home run on the way to a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Tuesday night, the Dodgers belted five home runs, three off of Greene, to take an 8-0 lead in six innings before the Reds had their second hit of the game.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
In the eighth inning, three-time MVP Mike Trout belted a two-run homer off Royals reliever Steven Cruz.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belted
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The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the rise of generative AI software tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which have become increasingly popular among students.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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October 28, 2025 Ohtani hit his second home run of the night in the seventh inning to tie the matchup at five against the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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His body was found shot nine times and wrapped in a blanket on June 6, 1990.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Slow Horses season 6 has no firm release date, as of this writing, but Chung revealed to Schön that filming wrapped in February 2025, so fans won't need to wait too long.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Trump has also lashed out at China over its restrictions on rare earth exports and his administration is launching a probe looking into whether China complied with a trade agreement from 2019.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Gakpo should have equalised with an 87th-minute header that went well wide, 23 minutes after Salah lashed at a close-range shot and missed the goal by some distance.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Landscaping crews zipped along cemetery roads around in carts as sprinklers shot water across green lawns.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The zip-up collar gives it a preppy-casual vibe that can be zipped down and layered with a necklace, or zipped up with leg-elongating flare jeans and sneakers.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, Daulton Varsho, who has been another clutch Blue Jays hitter throughout the postseason, smacked a single to center to score Springer to knot the game at one apiece.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The previous year, another Hall of Famer, Dave Winfield, smacked the series-winning double in the top of the 11th inning of Game 6 against the Braves at old Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Thomas was pounded by two Tustin defenders on a run to the left as Thomas tried to get into the end zone.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Ukraine is being pounded by a barrage of Russian strikes across the country, including a drone strike on a kindergarten in its second-largest city, Kharkiv.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Satuala raced 40 yards to the end zone.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bailey, with headphones on, listened as the spirit box raced through radio frequencies for answers to questions the guests asked.—
Jim Beaugez,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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The group punched and hit the employee repeatedly, banged on the car and pulled on the doors demanding the vehicle, according to prosecutors.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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But then came the altercation, in which Philadelphia midfielder Jesus Bueno batted Zaha’s hand down in the middle of the pitch and Zaha responded with an open-handed push to Bueno’s face, and Bueno of course went down to the ground as if he had been punched by Mike Tyson.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Belted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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