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
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
Each mission lofts just five to 10 Guowang spacecraft, apparently because each satellite is quite large.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
There were jazz clubs and discos in lofts in SoHo and other places.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Wednesday's launch was just the eighth overall for the network, and each mission lofts just eight to 10 spacecraft, apparently because each satellite is quite large.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
Each mission lofts just five to 10 Guowang spacecraft, apparently because each satellite is quite large.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
There were jazz clubs and discos in lofts in SoHo and other places.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Wednesday's launch was just the eighth overall for the network, and each mission lofts just eight to 10 spacecraft, apparently because each satellite is quite large.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofts
Noun
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Uckotter’s eerie depictions of attics, slip dresses, and toys calls to mind the cinematic worlds created by David Lynch.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some of the images from Katrina have been indelible, too − of desperate people trapped for days on their roofs or in their attics to get above the floodwaters and of thousands taking chaotic refuge in the Superdome.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mahomes set the tone for Worthy with their deep 37-yard connection early, but the two vintage Mahomes throws came later — a fade in the second quarter to Travis Kelce and his fourth and final touchdown to Hollywood Brown in the fourth quarter.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Prescott completed 12 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown on those 14 throws under pressure.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The remainder of the first half, Weaver (a UTEP pledge) connected on TD tosses of 30 yards to Gabriel Bess, 17 yards to Lucas Sunwall and a two-yarder to Blake Wendler.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Up next is Carol, 63, who tosses him a baseball.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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From that 2020 article, Ghaywan has built out a narrative that hurls us, with both urgency and restraint, into the fault lines of India.—
Anupama Chopra,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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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Working together through that fires me up.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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One deputy stops his SUV, opens the door, stands up from the driver’s seat and immediately fires two shots at the fleeing suspect.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Lofts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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