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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
After Mickey Gaspar belted a game-tying homer in the ninth inning, Martin singled to left off Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Bryce Harper belted a two-run home run as the Royals fell 8-2 at Citizens Bank Park.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
The Marlins’ second batter, Agustín Ramírez, belted a line-drive homer to left, becoming the franchise’s first rookie to reach 20 homers in a season since Justin Bour notched 23 in 2015.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Moncada belted his 12th homer in the seventh, a three-run shot off reliever Thomas Hatch, to extend the lead to 12-0.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 10 Sep. 2025
The guests, who wore all black, were instructed to stand for her arrival as the groom belted the romantic lyrics.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In his first at-bat, Judge belted his 358th career home run, driving an 0-2 cutter off Martín Pérez to deep left-center field to give the Yankees the lead.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The coroner’s office said the body of an adult male was found belted into the driver’s seat.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
For their walk, Ronan donned a leopard print button-up midi shirtdress from maternity brand Isabella Oliver, belted under the bust to accentuate her baby bump.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Bryce Harper belted a two-run home run as the Royals fell 8-2 at Citizens Bank Park.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
The Marlins’ second batter, Agustín Ramírez, belted a line-drive homer to left, becoming the franchise’s first rookie to reach 20 homers in a season since Justin Bour notched 23 in 2015.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Moncada belted his 12th homer in the seventh, a three-run shot off reliever Thomas Hatch, to extend the lead to 12-0.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 10 Sep. 2025
The guests, who wore all black, were instructed to stand for her arrival as the groom belted the romantic lyrics.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In his first at-bat, Judge belted his 358th career home run, driving an 0-2 cutter off Martín Pérez to deep left-center field to give the Yankees the lead.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The coroner’s office said the body of an adult male was found belted into the driver’s seat.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
For their walk, Ronan donned a leopard print button-up midi shirtdress from maternity brand Isabella Oliver, belted under the bust to accentuate her baby bump.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belted
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The jeans also have a cropped length that hits right at the ankle and patch pockets that not only look cute, but are also functional.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Denholm is giving interviews to explain the board’s decision to award Musk a pay package that could be worth $1 trillion if the company hits milestones for market capitalization, profits, and vehicle production.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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After Downton wrapped in 2015, Dockery starred as a con artist recently out of prison in the drama series Good Behavior, and in Netflix’s western miniseries Godless in 2019.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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She’s matched wonderfully by Cooke, who leans into her actual Manchester accent to give Cherry a stroppy, sarcastic bent and whose body looks absolutely banging wrapped in an array of oxblood, maroon, and cerise minidresses.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The president has frequently lashed out at celebrities who have spoken out against him, recently including the likes of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ben-Gvir, who leads a small far-right ultranationalist party, lashed out at the court ruling Sunday.—
Natalie Melzer,
Twin Cities,
8 Sep. 2025
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Over 25 flies zipped about the dishwasher area, landing on clean plates.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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When the top section (minus the floor) is zipped onto the hammock, maximum occupancy drops to one.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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This lesson smacked me in the face Sunday as Russell Wilson went off for 450 passing yards despite the Giants' dramatic 40-37 OT loss to the Dallas Cowboys.—
Chris Bumbaca,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs crushed the Patriots that night, winning 41-14 at Arrowhead Stadium and Brady was benched after the Chiefs smacked him down.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Coen repeatedly pounded his chest, seemingly signaling that Lawrence needed to hit his receivers lower.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Eighteen students who fled from the shooting took shelter at a home just down the road, after an initial group of them pounded on the door asking for help, resident Don Cygan told 9News.—
Katie Langford,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Bradley McCroskey caught a miraculous 26-yard touchdown pass on the final play of regulation, then Temi Ericson raced nearly untouched for a 25-yard TD in overtime to give the Indians a 34-28 victory.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Bruins never looked back, despite Sweetwyne settling into the game and engineering four scoring drives to keep the Falcons from getting boat-raced.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The man, later identified as 39-year-old Ismael Hernandez-Padilla, pulled the woman into an empty lot, thenstrangled and punched her, police said.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Belted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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