Thesaurus results for LOFTED

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 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 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 Brooks Lee lofted a fly ball just inside the right-field foul pole for a two-run home run in the second. — CBS News, 27 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

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Chase Meidroth stepped on the bag and threw to first for what was momentarily ruled a double play in the top of the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the Houston Astros.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Keith threw a heinous retaliatory elbow that concussed Sedin and from which his shooting percentage never recovered.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of threw

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Former Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson allegedly hurled racial insults at police after being arrested for shoplifting.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
The man who was charged and hurled into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park is speaking out about the harrowing, now-viral incident.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of hurled

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Hitter of the Year Sami Williams’ bat was silenced at the hands of the Talons’ aces — Georgina Corrick also tossed a complete-game gem in Game 1 — going hitless in Chicago’s revenge effort.

— Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Money has started to enter into the equation with high school athletes, players cannot only legally accept NIL deals at the prep level, but there is also money being tossed around illegally, as athletes are enticed to transfer to certain schools.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 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

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