lofted

verb

past tense of loft
as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver

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Recent Examples of lofted The ship is what carries out the bulk of the mission after being lofted toward space by the Super Heavy, and today, the ship experienced an outage of one of its six engines. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 The Tigers pulled to within a point with 23 seconds left in the game after Tre Nichols escaped a trio of would-be tacklers and lofted a 67-yard touchdown pass to Carter McElhany. — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 Quarterback Patrick Mahomes lofted a perfect pass to tight end Travis Kelce in the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown that finished the scoring. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 The Ducks scored five plays later, as Raiola lofted a prayer to the corner of the end zone that was answered by one of his wideouts, Dakorien Moore. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Doyle, acquired the deadline from Colorado, lofted his sixth down the left field line three batters later. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 On second-and-goal from the 3, Baylor QB DJ Lagway, who was wild all day, lofted a rainbow toward the back left pylon. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026 Yes; the four-person lofted cabins suit families well, and the all-inclusive structure simplifies logistics with kids in tow. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026 Cronenworth lofted a two-run shot into the home run porch in the right-field corner off Sandy Alcantara (13-11) with two outs in the second. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofted
  1. threw
  2. hurled
  3. tossed
  4. slung
  5. flung
Verb
  • Quarterback Aaron Philo threw the ball a season-high 34 times, completing just 21, while star tailback Baugh only added 13 on the ground.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • It’s been over two years since Sam threw a TD pass against the 49ers.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • Authorities deployed tear gas and a water cannon at the protesters, some of whom hurled projectiles at riot police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When campaigning for parliament in 2024, Farage had a milkshake thrown at him by a woman and on another occasion objects were hurled towards his open-top bus by a man.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Traditional American business values like social responsibility, community involvement, and customer service — y’know, the things companies used to at least pretend to care about — have been tossed aside.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The audience cheered and a couple of crowd members tossed underwear onto the stage.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • On September 13 the Materialists star was photographed leaving the 2026 US Open men’s singles championships with the cozy layering piece slung over her shoulder, revealing a romantic white silk camisole underneath.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of slung
Verb
  • The refs have also flung their hankies for 177 false starts, the biggest tally in nearly 20 years.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Last year in Arizona, a motorcyclist was fatally injured after hitting a Waymo and being flung into the road.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of flung

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“Lofted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofted. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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