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 With runners at the corners and one out, Ceddanne Rafaela lofted a sacrifice fly to center field. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 After a brief 7-on-7 period, Maye took a would-be sack, ripped a completion to Brown, had a pass batted at the line and lofted a touchdown to Rhamondre Stevenson. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 After Drake Baldwin hit a two-out single, Acuna lofted a high fly ball to left-center. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Makenna Morris lofted free kick that found Arin Wright, whose pass set up Gacioch for a header against former Racing goalkeeper Katie Atkinson. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 One of the leading-edge telescopes set to be lofted by the European Space Agency, Plato, is designed to zoom in on small terrestrial planets that might resemble the Earth. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Thankfully, 33 seconds into the second half of extra time, Pedro Porro lofted a cross to Williams, who came on in the 75th minute for a spark. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026 On the final day of the season, Curt Cignetti stood amid the red and white confetti and lofted yet another trophy for the Big Ten. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Behind her, in the back left corner of the box, teammate Janine Sonis, who prepped at Valor Christian, lofted a cross high into the mountain air and at the low right post. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofted
  1. threw
  2. hurled
  3. tossed
  4. slung
  5. flung
Verb
  • Back on the job the morning after the alert was lifted, Isidro threw a rope over an avocado tree about 20 feet (6 meters) high and climbed up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • No matter, seconds later Scott's corner threw multiple towels in the ring to stop the fight.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • With less than a minute left in the first half, Sam Howell hurled a 39-yard jump ball that fell a bit short of being a contested grab in the air, but Brown fell down with the ball in his grasp with a defensive back draped over him.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Kirk got the win with 5 1/3 innings to beat NorCal in the unofficial state title game in the region opener on Sunday, two days before Martinez hurled a complete-game one-hitter to beat Hawaii in the region semifinal.
    — Dennis Pope, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • The film was a left-wing Sunday-school lesson dressed up as…another tossed-together Cox neo-Western.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Yankees had just taken a 1-0 lead on a solo home run from Trent Grisham when home plate umpire Vic Carapazza tossed Boone.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • Agitators in top load washers tend to be rough on clothes and can cause rips in clothes if items get stuck and slung around the process.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Collins brought the glamour in a black tank top with thick straps, paired with flowy pants emblazoned with a green leaf pattern and a bright green scarf slung over her shoulder.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of slung
Verb
  • As the weight drops down, a lever and sling transfer this onto a lighter projectile, which can be flung to a distance at considerable speed.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Once the pedestrian was flung into the Waymo’s lane, a decision to speed up would not have been safe, or even effective.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of flung

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