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 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 Keeper Chris Brady – also on at halftime for Turner – charged forward from his net but Jackson beat him to the ball, lofting it over the American keeper and then tapping it into Mane’s path for his second goal. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 31 May 2026 Funniest moment of the season The Everton fan at Hill Dickinson Stadium who celebrated the Chelsea win by lofting a toaster and crumpets above his head. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Murakami broke out of his homerless stretch in the third, lofting a long, high fly that was just out of the reach of a leaping Crow-Armstrong in center field for his 16th home run of the year. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026 In Ukraine, unguided rockets are generally fired from helicopters in lofting attacks, in which the helicopter dives down then pulls back, firing the rockets upwards at a steep angle for maximum range before breaking away. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofting
  1. throwing
  2. tossing
  3. hurling
  4. flinging
  5. slinging
  6. firing
Verb
  • In the secondary, DaRon Bland and Cobie Durant handled the outside corner responsibilities, and both held their own despite Prescott having mostly a pretty precise afternoon throwing the football.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Jake Cronenworth made an A-plus defensive play, throwing from his right knee on the grass directly behind second base to deny Cole Carrigg a single.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • So even in a 3-3 game in the sixth inning on the road against a division rival, the Braves had to turn to Thomas, a soft-tossing 28-year-old pitching in just his fourth MLB game.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • Instead, Meier advises tossing your trash in the correct cans provided.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026
Definition of tossing
Verb
  • Video from outside the arena shows counterprotesters shouting through megaphones, hurling slurs and attempting to rip XX-XY shirts from the hands of Cunningham’s supporters.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • While brief, the gag points to the extreme side of identity politics, where hurling accusations against others for their online transgressions is all too common.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of hurling
Verb
  • The image of Jesse flinging his glove into the air and falling to his knees in celebration will live forever in the minds of Mets fans.
    — New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • That’s when the animal hit McDaniel with its head, flinging him into the air.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of flinging
Verb
  • The Inn at Speculator is an institution in town, slinging a wide range of dinner items.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The long-running tradition, which includes barbecue, raffles and games, invites members of the public to hear from a lineup of political speakers slinging zingers at each other.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of slinging
Verb
  • Four Grucci employees, led by a young crew chief named Alyson, were ending their workday by test-firing one last hand grenade and one last groundburst simulator.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Moments later, an armed bystander stepped in and began firing at the suspect, according to Koehn.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of firing

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