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
Juan Soto followed with a soft single, and Bo Bichette lofted a sacrifice fly.
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CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The perfect pirouette and lofted finish against Sunderland in the FA Cup third round in 1997.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Early in the second half, Mirković drove the lane to draw defenders and then lofted it up for another Ivišić alley-oop.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
In the 24th minute, Ayo Oke lofted a ball to Natasha Flint, who held off a Pride defender just long enough to poke a ball in behind for Kossler.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
The company’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket, now with more than 600 launches to its name, has given SpaceX the means to deploy Starlink at extraordinary speed, with up to 60 satellites lofted into orbit per launch.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
The milestone 10,000th Starlink was on board the first Falcon 9 rocket, which successfully lofted 25 satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The monthly meeting of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority came to stop as the Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers, turnpike superintendents and state legislators in the audience lofted their Red Solo cups in a toast.
—Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman, 3 Mar. 2026
And a lot of those great apartments had lofted bedrooms and lofted living rooms.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The perfect pirouette and lofted finish against Sunderland in the FA Cup third round in 1997.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Early in the second half, Mirković drove the lane to draw defenders and then lofted it up for another Ivišić alley-oop.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
In the 24th minute, Ayo Oke lofted a ball to Natasha Flint, who held off a Pride defender just long enough to poke a ball in behind for Kossler.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
The company’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket, now with more than 600 launches to its name, has given SpaceX the means to deploy Starlink at extraordinary speed, with up to 60 satellites lofted into orbit per launch.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
The milestone 10,000th Starlink was on board the first Falcon 9 rocket, which successfully lofted 25 satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The monthly meeting of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority came to stop as the Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers, turnpike superintendents and state legislators in the audience lofted their Red Solo cups in a toast.
—Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman, 3 Mar. 2026
And a lot of those great apartments had lofted bedrooms and lofted living rooms.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofted
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Clay Holmes threw 5 2/3 innings, Devin Williams recorded his first save in a Mets uniform, and the Mets limited the Cards to only five hits throughout the entire game, quieting the bats that made a lot of noise in their season-opening series.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ohtani threw a total of 67⅓ innings last year (including the postseason) in his return from a second elbow surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The impact severed the cockpit, and hurled a flight attendant -- still secured to her seat -- far from the crash site, her daughter told a Canadian TV station.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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The impact severed the cockpit, and hurled a flight attendant — still secured to her seat — far from the crash site, her daughter told a Canadian TV station.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Jordan tossed all 7 innings allowing just 2 hits while striking out 11 and walking 2.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Everything out of spring training has been promising for Cole, the 2023 American League Cy Young Award winner, who tossed a scoreless inning in his return to game action last week.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The rear of the speaker is smartly curved to better hug your body when it is slung over your shoulder, too.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Wet laundry is slung over pipelines to dry; the kpokpo (tapioca) cassava is dried in front of the gas flare.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The impact of the crash flung Diego Cardoso de Oliveira and 1-year-old Joaquim Ramos Pinto de Oliveira more than 100 feet from the bus stop.—
Annie Vainshtein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Mar. 2026
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Doughty flung a wrist shot from the left wall that Shesterkin could not see with four bodies in front of the crease.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Lofted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofted. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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