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
Those summer days of Williams moving around and lofting passes toward the target prepared him for that moment.
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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
Mitchell capped a nine-play, 71-yard opening drive by lofting an 11-yard touchdown to Blake Rogers on a third-and-goal slant.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 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
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
Mitchell capped a nine-play, 71-yard opening drive by lofting an 11-yard touchdown to Blake Rogers on a third-and-goal slant.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 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
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The swirling, whirling mass approaches like a steam train, picking up thousands of tons of matter on its descent, throwing clouds of snow into the air as its gathers speeds of up to 130 kph (80 mph).—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Instead of throwing the baby toys on the couch, toss them in the basket.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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The atmosphere at Guard and Grace Guard and his team scanned cities nationwide for the right spot to open the next Guard and Grace, eventually tossing aside Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Nashville and Miami in favor of Charlotte.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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To add more nuts to your diet, try tossing them in fruit bowls, salads, oatmeal, and more.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
19 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy could be heard hurling swears at the Swedish team.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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Curlers need an intense training regimen, dedicated to sustaining them through short bursts of cardiovascular exercise (sweeping) and keeping their legs flexible and strong to support the deep lunge position adopted when hurling the stone.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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His frustration — flinging the ball into the floor, screaming at his team-mates — could have been a sign of a Chelsea team about to wobble.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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As an example of just how close people can get to the herd, there was a moment of levity at the event when one of the elephants began flinging what was believed to be a mixture of dirt and feces up onto the bridge.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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In an effort to compete with its fellow pie-slinging rivals — not to mention apps that can deliver stay-at-home diners anything from sushi to burritos — the chain has introduced a new pan-crust option.—
Emily Heil,
Washington Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hamlin naturally ran into Allgaier’s right-rear quarter-panel, slinging Allgaier into the wall and prompting some smoke and some crashing and some general chaos.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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He is accused of firing 11 rounds from a rifle.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 17,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2026
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Arthur has had a hand in Alysa’s coaching directly, by firing and rehiring Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Lofting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofting. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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