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
Six of those missions have been completed to date, lofting 153 Project Leo satellites to the final frontier.
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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
But Messi misdirected his kick, lofting the ball gently to the right of Kristijan Kahlina, who was already moving in that direction and was able to tip the ball into the air and then catch it.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 14 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
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
But Messi misdirected his kick, lofting the ball gently to the right of Kristijan Kahlina, who was already moving in that direction and was able to tip the ball into the air and then catch it.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 14 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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After throwing for just 241 total yards in wins over Texas A&M and Ohio State to start Miami’s postseason journey, Beck completed 23 of 37 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns with one interception and had the game-clinching rushing touchdown.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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This happened after a number of protesters began throwing snowballs at federal vehicles on the scene.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Silver Flatware Authentic silver flatware is worth holding onto or reselling, not tossing into the donation bin.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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Fry, tossing occasionally, until any liquid released in the frying process disappears and mushrooms are nicely browned.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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On a recent morning in midtown Manhattan, Spike Lee blows on an imaginary pair of dice before hurling them to the ground.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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As both sides scream at each other, a female customer is seen hurling a fallen burger at one of the employees, the outlet reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Habeeb said that the woman's reign of glass-flinging terror was ultimately put to an end when she was tackled to the ground.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Joanna's youngest son, Crew, 7, then runs out of the house with his arms open, flinging himself around his sister.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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Then there's Nancy Wheeler, who goes from wide-eyed girl next door to gun-slinging badass—and her hair has become bigger and wilder to match.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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The saloon, which will be slinging beer, bourbon and barbecue and hosting no-cover entertainment, will take over the second level of The Exchange.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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In video footage released about a month after the shooting, the police department said officers first encountered Cortez after responding to a 911 caller who stated a man was firing a gun and pointing the weapon at people.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Security forces confronted protesters in several cities and towns, firing tear gas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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