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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 Siri singled with one out in the ninth, Neto belted an 0-1 fastball that landed just beyond the fence in left field.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
After Siri singled with one out in the ninth, Neto belted an 0-and-1 fastball that landed just beyond the fence in left field.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
This guest channels major Chloé energy by styling belted, muted pink jeans with a romantic yet structured ruffled blouse, platform clogs, round sunnies, and a top-handle bag.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
During the ninth inning of Wednesday's blowout loss to Oklahoma, Bulldogs shortstop Kolby Branch belted a home run in his final collegiate at-bat.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Perhaps opposing pitchers should fear Clemens, who on Tuesday belted his 30th home run in 617 plate appearances with the Twins.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
In the fifth inning, belted a second triple off the outfield wall in right.
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Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Liam Hicks belted a two-run homer among his three hits, and Sandy Alcantara won his third straight start, fueling the visiting Miami Marlins to an 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Norton responded in the bottom half of the frame, as Danubio reached on a two-out infield single before Gabby Rodriguez belted a RBI double.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
CBS News,
21 June 2026
After Siri singled with one out in the ninth, Neto belted an 0-and-1 fastball that landed just beyond the fence in left field.
—
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
This guest channels major Chloé energy by styling belted, muted pink jeans with a romantic yet structured ruffled blouse, platform clogs, round sunnies, and a top-handle bag.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
During the ninth inning of Wednesday's blowout loss to Oklahoma, Bulldogs shortstop Kolby Branch belted a home run in his final collegiate at-bat.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Perhaps opposing pitchers should fear Clemens, who on Tuesday belted his 30th home run in 617 plate appearances with the Twins.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
In the fifth inning, belted a second triple off the outfield wall in right.
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Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Liam Hicks belted a two-run homer among his three hits, and Sandy Alcantara won his third straight start, fueling the visiting Miami Marlins to an 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Norton responded in the bottom half of the frame, as Danubio reached on a two-out infield single before Gabby Rodriguez belted a RBI double.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belted
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Israeli strikes hit several towns in southern Lebanon on Saturday morning local time, killing at least five people, Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported, despite Israel and Hezbollah renewing their truce Friday.
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Temperatures are expected to soar on June 22 in parts of Oregon and Washington, possibly hitting 100 degrees in Portland and at least 90 degrees in Seattle.
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Audience fascination with the dragonlords didn’t fade when the original show wrapped in 2019.
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On Sunday, the event saw hundreds milling about the convention center with red-on-white patterned scarves — the Shemagh, Jordan’s national headscarf — wrapped around their heads or draped by the hosts across the shoulders of guests as a gift to perfect strangers.
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With two strikes and two outs in the ninth inning, Turner lashed a single to center.
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Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit and social media.
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Achraf Hakimi, Morocco’s superstar captain, was denied by Gunn after receiving a similar entry pass from Diaz, then zipped a shot from outside the box straight at the Scotland keeper.
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Near the stadium, a worker on a cart zipped by, transporting what looked like propane tanks.
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For the viewer, the satisfaction comes through vicarious tactile sensation—witnessing how the thatch gets smacked in by a flat, hammerlike device, or the way a tile slots perfectly into a shelf niche.
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Then, on June 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Kurtz smacked a go-ahead homer off then-Royals closer Carlos Estévez.
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The young activist has relentlessly pounded Espaillat as a moderate on Israel and an uninspiring fixture of the Democratic establishment.
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The grand slam could prove to be one of the Sox’s biggest clutch hits of the season after they were pounded in the first two games of the Yankees series.
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The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.
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Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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“Belted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belted. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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