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
On the Pointers’ opening drive of the half, Watson lofted a go-ball to the far sideline.
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
These spacecraft will be lofted on more than 80 launches performed by a variety of rockets — SpaceX's Falcon 9, Arianespace's Ariane 6, Blue Origin's New Glenn and ULA's Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Maye and Vrabel both said the pass could have been lofted higher.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The exosphere is also the path by which the Earth is (very) slowly losing atomic hydrogen from water vapor lofted high into the atmosphere.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
When conditions line up — dry surfaces, no snow cover and strong winds — the deposits can be lofted again.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
As a second-half substitute, Triantis lofted a rainbow shot from behind the halfway line and over the head of goalkeeper Carlos Dos Santos.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Volcanic Ash from the 1980s is being lofted back into the air from the strong east winds.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The seventh-year quarterback lofted a pass that was intercepted.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
These spacecraft will be lofted on more than 80 launches performed by a variety of rockets — SpaceX's Falcon 9, Arianespace's Ariane 6, Blue Origin's New Glenn and ULA's Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Maye and Vrabel both said the pass could have been lofted higher.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The exosphere is also the path by which the Earth is (very) slowly losing atomic hydrogen from water vapor lofted high into the atmosphere.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
When conditions line up — dry surfaces, no snow cover and strong winds — the deposits can be lofted again.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
As a second-half substitute, Triantis lofted a rainbow shot from behind the halfway line and over the head of goalkeeper Carlos Dos Santos.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Volcanic Ash from the 1980s is being lofted back into the air from the strong east winds.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The seventh-year quarterback lofted a pass that was intercepted.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofted
Verb
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Carr has barely attempted 30 passes in three games, but threw only 12 in a blowout win over Purdue.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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In response, Clarkson burst into laughter and threw her hands in the air, as if she were absolved of her grief.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The debris flow landslides hurled chunks of railroad tracks, houses and hazardous material into the river.—
Rolando Arrieta,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Insults were hurled at McIlroy with such ferocity that his playing partner Shane Lowry had to be held back from going over the ropes to get at the fans.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In an attempt to help the elementary schooler conquer his fears, Gee picked him up and tossed him into the water below.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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With the ball at the Edison 6 late in the fourth quarter, Oilers quarterback Roxie Shaia tossed a short pass to Brianna Massion, who pitched to Daisy Quatman on a hook and lateral play.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Caleb, beside her, had an empty backpack from Skywalker Ranch slung over his shoulder.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The man was captured on a trail camera wearing camouflage with an AR-15-style rifle slung across his chest, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The battery is flung about 3 to 6 meters, which equals roughly 10 to 20 feet.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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After the inning, Skubal walked into the dugout, sat down and flung his hat underneath the bench.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Lofted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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