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
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.
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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
Portland scored first, with Müller taking Olivia Moultrie’s pass in stride in the 10th minute and lofting it over Wave goalkeeper Leah Freeman for her first-ever NWSL goal.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Jackson Blankenship got the assist on the goal by lofting a long cross from the far right side to Blische who was in front of the goal on the left side.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
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.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 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
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
Portland scored first, with Müller taking Olivia Moultrie’s pass in stride in the 10th minute and lofting it over Wave goalkeeper Leah Freeman for her first-ever NWSL goal.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Jackson Blankenship got the assist on the goal by lofting a long cross from the far right side to Blische who was in front of the goal on the left side.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
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.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofting
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Two nights after throwing 21 pitches over 1⅔ innings, Johnson threw 124 pitches over 7⅓ strong innings to beat the host Aggies (41-14) before a crowd of 6,934.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Houser grinded through a pair of long innings that ate into his pitch count, throwing 37 pitches in the first inning and 27 more pitches in the third inning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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The video appears to show a person standing with a snow shovel outside the house, near the street, then retreating toward the house and tossing the shovel into the yard.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Toast 1 cup raw walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing halfway through, until golden brown, 8–10 minutes.—
Kamal Mouzawak,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 May 2026
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Wallen's onstage throwing of the piano this week took place two years after he was arrested in Nashville for hurling a chair off the roof of a bar in Nashville in April 2024.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Romeo Briones was the starting pitcher for Helix, hurling the first 4 2/3 innings before Williams rode to the rescue.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Another video showed Chonkers reemerging from the water, flinging himself onto a dock full of smaller sea lions who, save for one apparently brave animal, fled at the sight and reverberations of their massive neighbor.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Cage plays 1930s private investigator Ben Reilly who is also a web-slinging superhero.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Shows end and fame fades, but the beef stands will stay slinging.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Terr hopes that the settlements reached thus far will deter officials from firing or punishing employees for their speech moving forward, despite political pressure or online outrage.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The real estate heir went on to become a vocal advocate for firing former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — as well as controversial housing proposals, like a 50-year mortgage, that other GOP officials scoffed at.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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“Lofting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofting. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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