Thesaurus results for LOFTING

lofting

verb

present participle of loft

as in throwing

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 lofting Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Then Mahomes returned the favor, lofting a ball into traffic in the back of the end zone that the Chargers picked off. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 After goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis launched the ball towards the left corner, Giles shrugged off Malo Gusto with a strong shoulder before lofting a cross towards Mohamed Belloumi. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Today most developments focus on robotic interventions that avoid the expensive and risky prospect of lofting repair worker astronauts into orbit. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 If this first satellite proves itself, mission planners envision lofting 36 satellites by next year, 5,000 by 2030, and a staggering 50,000 by 2035. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026 Energy dipped heading into halftime, but midfielder Sam Meza changed the pace with consecutive tackles before regaining possession and lofting a cross toward Mercado, who headed home the second goal in the 44th. — ABC News, 12 July 2026 Kim flew out in his third and final at-bat, swinging at the first pitch and lofting a harmless fly ball to left field, a result invoking more disgruntled noises from the home faithful. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 June 2026 Elon Musk's company already dominates the global launch market, lofting 85% of all the satellites that went up in 2025. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 June 2026

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Verb

The Cubs expect Brown will start throwing after the new year.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Meaning, short of throwing him onstage as a hologram or doling out money-grabbing box sets, a tasteful collection with a brand with a real connection to his work is actually one of the better options that exist.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of throwing

Verb

In the second quarter, Jack Fox lined up to punt before tossing an 11-yard pass to Tay Martin, which gave Detroit the ball at the 41.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Check The Care Label First Before tossing your comforter into the washing machine, check the care label.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of tossing

Verb

After a bloody skirmish with the orcs and wild men, an imposing figure arrives on horseback, grabbing one of the warriors and hurling him at Galadriel’s approaching horse.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Videos showed some masked protesters hurling objects at police as the tear gas drifted across the square.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurling

Verb

What’s more, even as they are defined by death, bogs are also springboards for unusual and unlikely life-forms that extend our understanding of biology—from acid-flinging mosses to amphibian-eating plants.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The first one came on a chaotic sequence in front of the net, with center Carey Terrance inadvertently flinging the puck at his own net.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of flinging

Verb

Their coffee business started off with a pushcart and 100 pounds of coffee beans back in 1992, with the brothers slinging espresso by the railroad tracks of Grants Pass, Oregon.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Speaking of the Panthers, former Carolina quarterback Baker Mayfield, now slinging it (sometimes) for the Bucs, got a three-year, $165-million contract extension earlier this season.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of slinging

Verb

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Sunday's come-from-in-front overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals that Schottenheimer remains the Cowboys' coach and firing him is not a looming move.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The Tigers only had six QB hurries, partly due to Jackson escaping the pocket and firing balls out quickly.

— PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026

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