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
After a scoreless first half, Doria found the net by lofting a right-footed shot from top, corner of the penalty box over the Bishop O’Dowd goalkeeper in the 45th minute.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Those summer days of Williams moving around and lofting passes toward the target prepared him for that moment.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Six of those missions have been completed to date, lofting 153 Project Leo satellites to the final frontier.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
After not blitzing for three-plus quarters, Kuhr packed all of the Patriots' blitzes into the Bengals' final series, which ended with Flacco lofting an incompletion in the face of extra rushers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Now, based on the new research, scientists suspect dust devils may play a larger role in lofting dust into the Martian air than previously thought.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
This last item involves lofting a specialized spacecraft into orbit, armed with grippers or other satellite-wrangling tech that can target and grab orbiting stuff.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday’s flight, Starship’s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, which normally returns to land in its launch tower’s giant chopstick-like catch-arms, instead targeted the Gulf of Mexico waters after lofting Starship to space.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The failure was due to some issue with the upper stage of the vehicle, which is capable of lofting about 3 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Those summer days of Williams moving around and lofting passes toward the target prepared him for that moment.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Six of those missions have been completed to date, lofting 153 Project Leo satellites to the final frontier.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
After not blitzing for three-plus quarters, Kuhr packed all of the Patriots' blitzes into the Bengals' final series, which ended with Flacco lofting an incompletion in the face of extra rushers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Now, based on the new research, scientists suspect dust devils may play a larger role in lofting dust into the Martian air than previously thought.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
This last item involves lofting a specialized spacecraft into orbit, armed with grippers or other satellite-wrangling tech that can target and grab orbiting stuff.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday’s flight, Starship’s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, which normally returns to land in its launch tower’s giant chopstick-like catch-arms, instead targeted the Gulf of Mexico waters after lofting Starship to space.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The failure was due to some issue with the upper stage of the vehicle, which is capable of lofting about 3 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofting
Verb
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Even though six of those past teams failed to win it all, fans are throwing the history books out the window after witnessing the Bear Down beatdown Saturday night.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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After throwing 13 1/3 scoreless innings in his first two starts, New York’s Max Fried allowed three runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The idea of tossing a bunch of ingredients into a device in the morning and coming home to a delicious hot meal is undoubtedly appealing, but the reality often falls short.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Instead of tossing the expensive liquor, the man decided to share it with his fellow passengers.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rugby, soccer, hurling and Gaelic football are the local sports.—
Ken Maguire,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rugby, soccer, hurling and Gaelic football are the local sports.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Wolverines danced their way off the floor, Mara flinging a towel around his head.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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The video closes with Sinise driving through his community, flinging money out of his car's window for his neighbors to gather in a pseudo Robin Hood moment before police arrive.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Milk Cloud Bakery will soon be slinging Japanese milk bread sandwiches and Basque cheesecakes inside La Noisette Sweets space after the French bakery closes in April.—
Mario Cortez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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As James watched in bemusement, Buzelis surged upcourt with the ball in tow, slinging a pass to guard Yuki Kawamura to advance an unguarded fast break.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Brockton man charged after allegedly shooting at officers Jailson Andrade, 44, faces several charges after allegedly firing at Brockton Police officers during an altercation early Sunday morning, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The officers shouted overlapping commands, telling LaMorie to stop and drop the knife before firing seconds later.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Lofting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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