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
Jake Fromm lofted a fade to the right side of the end zone.
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The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
In the 18th minute, senior captain Carolyn Downey lofted a corner kick into the box, looking to make something happen.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Beach players stepped on the baseline three times in the first half and another, trying to avoid a shot blocker, lofted a runner completely over the backboard in the second.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The company has lofted more than 10,000 Starlink spacecraft to date, and nearly 8,800 of them are active today.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
During the Cowboys’ first red-zone period of OTAs in May, Schottenheimer recalled this week, Prescott lofted a ball for Pickens in the slot on a post route.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
On the ensuing Mahtomedi drive, Zephyrs quarterback Mark Graff lofted a ball towards the far sideline, but a leaping Rogalski ripped it out of the air.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
After the Sea Kings stopped Newport Harbor on a fourth-and-11 from the Corona del Mar 32, Annett lofted a 39-yard touchdown to wide receiver Garrett James as the Sea Kings grabbed a 14-0 lead on the second play of the second quarter.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
In the 18th minute, senior captain Carolyn Downey lofted a corner kick into the box, looking to make something happen.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Beach players stepped on the baseline three times in the first half and another, trying to avoid a shot blocker, lofted a runner completely over the backboard in the second.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The company has lofted more than 10,000 Starlink spacecraft to date, and nearly 8,800 of them are active today.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
During the Cowboys’ first red-zone period of OTAs in May, Schottenheimer recalled this week, Prescott lofted a ball for Pickens in the slot on a post route.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
On the ensuing Mahtomedi drive, Zephyrs quarterback Mark Graff lofted a ball towards the far sideline, but a leaping Rogalski ripped it out of the air.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
After the Sea Kings stopped Newport Harbor on a fourth-and-11 from the Corona del Mar 32, Annett lofted a 39-yard touchdown to wide receiver Garrett James as the Sea Kings grabbed a 14-0 lead on the second play of the second quarter.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofted
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Asked in court to provide proof that the items had nails fixed to them, Hewson said agents threw them away after the incident.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The children also broke a weight scale, threw sports equipment throughout the room and stole several items.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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Brown hurled obscenities at the manager and left the building as the fast-food worker screamed in pain, according to the footage.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The ball on offer is the one that Chad Patrick hurled at Ohtani in the fourth.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Marshall tossed an overhead pass to Flagg, who slammed in a dunk.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Check in on your hair tools before the year end to see what’s still in good shape and what needs to be tossed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Several others showed up heavily armed, including Ben Fitzpatrick, of Eagle, who wore a black MAGA hat and carried a semi-automatic rifle slung across his shoulder.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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In recent times, everyone from Hailey Bieber to Alexa Chung, Dianna Agron, and Sarah Jessica Parker have slung the open top canvas top over their shoulders.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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The redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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As Cody Detwiler decided to leave to play Fortnite, the humanoid pulled the hot pan off the stove and flung all the food across the kitchen.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Lofted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofted. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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