as in throws
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 lofts
Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Messi drops deep to receive from Sergio Busquets and lofts a pass towards the sprinting Alba on the left.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Inside the LaMarr Franklin Lofts The new lofts will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The bathroom includes your choice of a tub or shower, and dual lofts on either end of the house serve as bedrooms or storage space.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the firm decided to optimize its know-how in the production of racing sails to produce clothing for crews, handcrafting highly technical and functional garments in the same sail lofts where the sails were made.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Featuring soaring ceilings, open floor plans, and industrial character, lofts embody a mix of history and contemporary features that appeal to a wide range of inhabitants.
—Rebecca Shinners, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
But then, nothing has been done to the property since Dubbeldam turned the more than 10,000-square-foot space into two apartments and two offices with two terraces in the mid-aughts (back when architects still had quaint notions of Tribeca lofts being live/work spaces).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
The brewhouse building would hold the marketplace and 84 artist lofts.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
With dual lofts, the Modern Tiny House model is the roomiest in Nomadnest’s standard product line.
—Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Messi drops deep to receive from Sergio Busquets and lofts a pass towards the sprinting Alba on the left.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Inside the LaMarr Franklin Lofts The new lofts will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The bathroom includes your choice of a tub or shower, and dual lofts on either end of the house serve as bedrooms or storage space.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the firm decided to optimize its know-how in the production of racing sails to produce clothing for crews, handcrafting highly technical and functional garments in the same sail lofts where the sails were made.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Featuring soaring ceilings, open floor plans, and industrial character, lofts embody a mix of history and contemporary features that appeal to a wide range of inhabitants.
—Rebecca Shinners, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
But then, nothing has been done to the property since Dubbeldam turned the more than 10,000-square-foot space into two apartments and two offices with two terraces in the mid-aughts (back when architects still had quaint notions of Tribeca lofts being live/work spaces).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
The brewhouse building would hold the marketplace and 84 artist lofts.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofts
Noun
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Get rid of clutter in spare rooms, basements, and attics.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Many homes have pipes running in attics, basements and crawl spaces.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both of the scores came on wide open throws to big-bodied pass-catchers, fullback Hunter Luepke and tight end Jake Ferguson.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Denegal was on target for the second straight game, completing 14 of 17 passes against Nevada a week after hitting on 13 of 16 throws against Colorado State.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When the Linguina Monograno all’Astice arrives, there are oohs and aahs as a waiter tosses the pasta in front of guests and finishes with a sprinkling of zest from a cedro, a large Italian citrus.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The second of those four TD tosses was the 250th of Mahomes’ career, and no quarterback in NFL history had reached that milestone in fewer games.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jupiter’s gravitational pull also hurls enormous rocks around within the asteroid belt.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly targeted Schiff and routinely hurls insults at the lawmaker, who was a central figure in his first impeachment.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There also were nights at the Playboy mansion and flings with men while high.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first three years are fully guaranteed if the school fires him without cause before the end of 2027.—
Lauren Merola,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Bailey unceremoniously fires Meredith, Webber, and Alex after learning they very much had something to do with it, too.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Lofts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofts. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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