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as in punches
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a shattering belt to the rock with a hammer
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as in sashes
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
a drugstore cowboy who loves his fancily decorated belt
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as in clips
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 wraps
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 pounds
to strike repeatedly
belted the punching bag relentlessly
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as in races
to proceed or move quickly
the boy went belting along on his skateboard
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Recent Examples of belts
Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Their bodies were found close to one another in December 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said hairs connected to Heuermann, his former wife and daughter were found on belts, tape and burlap found on his alleged victims.
—April 8, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
For a teen star like King, the chasm that Malone once had to hurdle between the Petersburg High School varsity team and professional basketball has been replaced by something more like a tricky but continuous series of conveyor belts.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
There's alligator boots, snake-skin belts and now a world's first, Tyrannosaurus Rex purse.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
For Coachella, experiment with funky belts, headpieces, and sunglasses.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
Workers load stacks of textiles onto belts that move them through the scanner, which emits a sharp hiss while reading the textiles’ composition.
—Tian MacLeod Ji, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Yellow Rose sells jewelry, clothing, hats, belts, boots, men’s wear and more.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Vanessa Orozco is a vocal powerhouse as Reina, who belts out ballad after ballad and credibly portrays her character’s desperation and determination.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
Prosecutors alleged that from January 2018 through April 2022, the couple repeatedly beat their children with belts, leaving welts and causing bleeding at their home in Crawford County, Wisconsin, News 8 Now reported.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Their bodies were found close to one another in December 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said hairs connected to Heuermann, his former wife and daughter were found on belts, tape and burlap found on his alleged victims.
—April 8, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
For a teen star like King, the chasm that Malone once had to hurdle between the Petersburg High School varsity team and professional basketball has been replaced by something more like a tricky but continuous series of conveyor belts.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
There's alligator boots, snake-skin belts and now a world's first, Tyrannosaurus Rex purse.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
For Coachella, experiment with funky belts, headpieces, and sunglasses.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
Workers load stacks of textiles onto belts that move them through the scanner, which emits a sharp hiss while reading the textiles’ composition.
—Tian MacLeod Ji, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Yellow Rose sells jewelry, clothing, hats, belts, boots, men’s wear and more.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the defining scene of Sinners, Sammie belts the tune at a juke joint as a brief history of Black music unfurls around him.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Vanessa Orozco is a vocal powerhouse as Reina, who belts out ballad after ballad and credibly portrays her character’s desperation and determination.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belts
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Pros & Cons Vizio's Mini LED Quantum 4K QLED Smart TV punches far above its weight class.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The operator takes another swing, but the man ducks, punches the operator, then knocks him down, raining punches on his head before a bystander separates the two.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The instantly volumizing tubing formula wraps each lash for va-va-voom length without smudging, melting, or clumping.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2026
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Currently airing in the Tuesday 10 PM slot behind High Potential, the freshman series will slide into High Potential‘s Tuesday 9 PM berth once the Kaitlin Olson drama wraps its second season on April 7.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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Irons pounds the drums like Bam-Bam smashing on two garbage-can lids.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Macron said France is expending diplomatic capital to ensure a return to calm and to allow for the Lebanese armed forces to assert themselves as Israel pounds Hezbollah positions.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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When Robby races into the room, our drunk country clubber is being restrained, and his nose is bleeding.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Theron races through the forest and rafts through the rapids while Egerton follows her into caves and down the side of a cliff.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The holder clips right to your pack or waders and keeps everything in a neat, easy-to-dispense stack.—
Francesca Krempa,
Outside,
23 Dec. 2025
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Then, Mitski licks up the blood on the girl’s finger.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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After the drill, Ruin rolls onto his back, then licks a reporter's nose.—
Megan Sauer
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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But the few times they’re forced to play their hurt feelings sincerely are as forced as the moment when Grace zips her gory wedding gown back on before it’s even been washed.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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As of now, the areas with the greatest threat to see any significant accumulation would be the farthest southeastern parts of our region before the storm zips off to the east.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Kane had two doubles, two of only three Bishop Moore hits.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Belts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belts. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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