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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 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.
—Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Staked a 1-0 lead when Byron Buxton belted a leadoff home run, his sixth to start a game this season, Bradley immediately struggled.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 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.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Ten singers belted out their renditions of the national anthem on Sunday in front of several judges, including WJZ Meteorologist Cutter Martin.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The sophomore belted a 2-1 pitch to collect her third consecutive, game-winning hit in the playoffs.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
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.
—Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Staked a 1-0 lead when Byron Buxton belted a leadoff home run, his sixth to start a game this season, Bradley immediately struggled.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 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.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Ten singers belted out their renditions of the national anthem on Sunday in front of several judges, including WJZ Meteorologist Cutter Martin.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The sophomore belted a 2-1 pitch to collect her third consecutive, game-winning hit in the playoffs.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belted
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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Right fielder Jung Hoo Lee saw his 18-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors entering play, come to an end after going hitless in three at-bats.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The visuals of fighters warming up inside the White House and sauntering down the Truman balcony, many wrapped in the American flag, was an unusual spectacle indeed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The strike had the narrowest room for error, and Nakamura wrapped it around and through the pesky Dutch backline for the first Japanese goal to send their supporters’ section into a frenzy.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Trump lashed out at Ossoff in his Truth Social post on June 14.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The billionaire venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems cofounder lashed out on X at student protesters who walked out of Stanford’s 135th commencement ceremony while Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai was delivering the keynote address.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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The microfiber blanket measures 65 inches long and 40 inches wide, but can be folded and zipped into a convenient blanket pouch that’s only 6 inches long and 9 inches wide.—
Olivia Bria,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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Ohtani zipped it in at knee level, and Carroll drilled it into the ground, right to second baseman Alex Freeland.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Llamas smacked 139 hits in her career, Kyles 136.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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In his first three games of the season, Bryant had 350 receiving yards to go along with four touchdowns, before an all-too familiar foe smacked him down with a brutal punishment.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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The Pittsburgh area was hit hard by severe weather on Sunday evening, with the National Weather Service issuing multiple tornado warnings as heavy wind and rain pounded the region.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Waves are not expected to be as big as those that pounded the shore last week and led to the deaths of two people.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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That ruling focused on the referendum campaign, which raced to collect signatures across Missouri last year to hold a statewide vote on the map in November.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Retail traders raced to get in on SpaceX's IPO given their broad support for Musk following Tesla's success.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Federico Valverde's powerful 67th minute free kick from the left is punched away by Al-Owais.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Chicago police are asking for help finding the man who punched a woman in the head at a CTA Pink Line stop last week in the North Lawndale neighborhood.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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“Belted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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