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
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.
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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
Self-lofting devices propelled by sunlight have been tested for the first time in near-vacuum conditions akin to those in Earth's upper atmosphere, paving the way for a revolution in atmospheric science.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Cook closed the half by lofting a TD to Dahmen in the front corner of the end zone.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
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
Self-lofting devices propelled by sunlight have been tested for the first time in near-vacuum conditions akin to those in Earth's upper atmosphere, paving the way for a revolution in atmospheric science.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Cook closed the half by lofting a TD to Dahmen in the front corner of the end zone.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofting
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More Getty Images Purdy certainly did not play his best football last year, throwing for 3,864 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The messages contained information only someone close to Lauryn would have known, throwing twist into the mystery.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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According to legend, tossing a coin from someone’s right hand over their left shoulder into the monument means the thrower is destined to return to Rome.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Wiggins returned to game action Sunday, tossing three shutout innings while walking two and striking out two on 59 pitches for Knoxville.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Little League Baseball should consider moving pitching mounds back to better protect players as pint-sized phenoms are hurling fastballs that clock more than 80 mph, advocates told Newsweek.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Williams was the king of the one-liners, hurling insults that made headlines and made Cunningham fume.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Video and photos from Phoenix show street signs trembling from the wind as the storm swept through the city and its surrounding areas, picking up debris and flinging it around.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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At the time of the incident, video of Almanzar flinging her mic into the crowd after a concertgoer threw their drink at the rapper went viral.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Dunn allegedly shouted at a group of federal officers before slinging the salami sandwich at one of them.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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This was the official launch of the Maria’s Paella restaurant, after four years of slinging paella and empanadas at the weekly Midtown Farmers Market.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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At nearly 24,000 acres, the fire is advancing toward indirect containment lines as firing operations progress.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In recent months, Trump has been firing multiple members of independent federal agencies, with the terminations then challenged in court.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Lofting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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