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1
as in hitting
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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2
as in wrapping
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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3
as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
belted the punching bag relentlessly
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as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly
the boy went belting along on his skateboard
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Recent Examples of belting
Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2025
The soft sweetness throughout was thoroughly enjoyable, and that unexpected belting at the end left us curious to hear what else this man can offer.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2025
Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
This Kind of Chaos Has Happened Before The Pitt fan’s performance reminded people of a 2013 game between North Carolina and Belmont, when a fan was heard belting out a string of hits throughout the game.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Upon which, jazz acts—from Grammy Award-winning bassists to young powerhouse vocalists—assume a commanding position, belting notes and bending pitches five days a week.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2025
The soft sweetness throughout was thoroughly enjoyable, and that unexpected belting at the end left us curious to hear what else this man can offer.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
This Has Happened Before The performance echoed a 2013 game between North Carolina and Belmont, when a fan was heard belting out hits throughout the contest.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
This Kind of Chaos Has Happened Before The Pitt fan’s performance reminded people of a 2013 game between North Carolina and Belmont, when a fan was heard belting out a string of hits throughout the game.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belting
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The hair-whipping, chest-thumping church founder uprooted her polarizing sect from Manchester, England, to Manhattan before fleeing farther still into the countryside.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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In 1918, then-owner Philip Guichet invented the Grasshopper cocktail, incorporating white and green crème de menthe, white and dark crème de cacao, heavy whipping cream and brandy.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Gerhardt Konig hoped Thursday to persuade a Hawaiian jury that hitting his wife repeatedly with a rock was self-defense.—
April 2,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The film also was shown at a number of other festivals before hitting the awards circuit as the Palestinian entry for this year’s Academy Awards.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Abrams launched Bad Robot with Bryan Burk in May 1999 when Abrams’ first series as a creator, the WB’s Felicity, was wrapping its first season.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Backed by his band the Dark Clouds, the singer-songwriter will embark on dates behind Mutiny After Midnight this fall and summer, starting in Austin, Texas, in early September and wrapping in Lexington, Kentucky, on Halloween.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
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That didn’t stop Uthmeier from chest-pounding across social-media platforms.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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That is when Peralta started pounding the rookie inside.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Beyond fuel concerns, speeding also is a safety risk.—
Matthew Daly,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Price was speeding south on Edgerton and slammed into the Corolla, a collision that pushed the sedan across the road and into the fence of Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the midfielder may get the chance to assist his team’s daunting assignment in overhauling their first-leg 6-1 hammering by Bayern in Munich.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The man responded by punching the child's father in the nose, court documents said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Michigan made a statement on Sunday, punching its ticket to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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The president of a labor union representing Transportation Security Administration employees is lashing out at lawmakers, telling them not to leave Washington, DC, for Easter recess before passing a deal to pay its agents amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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How this showdown plays out will affect not only Anthropic’s booming business but also the way tech titans and other corporations work with an administration known for lashing out at resisters, said Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Belting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belting. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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