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 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 Bo Bichette lofted the go-ahead sacrifice fly and Carson Benge and Francisco Alvarez followed with RBI hits against Michael Wacha (5-7). — ABC News, 9 July 2026 Transporter-1 lofted 143 of those back in January 2021, which remains the global single-launch record. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 July 2026 Rice ended his run by laying off to Bukayo Saka, who charged toward the penalty area and lofted a cross into the box. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Dingler also doubled, scored on a single by Spencer Torkelson in the first and lofted a sacrifice fly in the second. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 30 June 2026 After an offseason of questions, speculation and even nail-biting worry about the most important right ankle in Denver sports, Bo Nix planted it into the turf at the end of a three-step dropback and lofted a ball toward the front pylon of the end zone. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 June 2026 This luxury cotton comforter feels similar to down, with its 100 percent cotton filling that’s lofted for a cloud-like feel. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofted
  1. threw
  2. hurled
  3. tossed
  4. slung
  5. flung
Verb
  • Brewers relievers Chad Patrick, Aaron Ashby, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill threw shutout innings before Craig Yoho (1-0) did the same in the 10th with Heriberto Hernandez on second base to start the inning for his first MLB win.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Pages handled the carom and fired the ball towards the infield, where Betts, on the run, threw to Rushing at the plate.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • Truelove, who has a criminal history as well as mental health issues, instead approached Melvin and hurled a racial slur at the co-host before he was detained.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • An intruder allegedly approached Melvin, lunged at him, and hurled racial slurs before he was arrested and escorted from the building.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Palmer’s son Fletch tossed touchdowns to tight end Braxton Boyle and wide receiver Ryan Clark in the final.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026
  • After Boyd tossed six innings of one-run ball in the win, the Cubs made sure to acknowledge the achievement.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • As Mars’s gravity slung the spacecraft onto the next leg of its journey, mission scientists used the opportunity to put its multispectral imager through a full dress rehearsal.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
  • Luke Shaw broke into open space down the left just past the half-hour mark and slung in a cross intended for his striker, but Zirkzee was several steps behind the penalty spot when the ball was delivered, unable to attack it when he was needed most.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of slung
Verb
  • The impact flung trillions of tons of debris into the sky, and much of it headed right into that yawning atmosphere and into Earth’s orbit.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The moment when everything has been flung apart and is exploding in front of you.
    — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of flung

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