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
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
In the City of Light, former production spaces are often converted into lofts or small contemporary apartments.
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Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2026
One of those lofts has a shelf/desk that can be used as a study space.
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New Atlas,
15 June 2026
Gansevoort Meatpacking is offering The Football Suite June 1—July 31 in lofts with soccer props, while Loews Regency New York Hotel’s Tailgate Rate Package comes with drink vouchers and upgrades June 11—July 5.
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Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
The neighborhood is now a premier office market with rehabbed lofts and new skyscrapers, and where streets are often crowded with shoppers and diners.
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Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Apostolic Church of God Altogether, Woodlawn Central is set to comprise 870 residential units — including workforce housing, market rate, luxury, senior housing, and theater lofts.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
In February, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124 in Kansas City, together with the National Electrical Contractors Association, expressed shock when residents of the lofts turned down the union’s offer to fix the sign for free, with one stipulation.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Noun
An ode to the original artists who inhabited the rooftop lofts, this offering is an innovative treatment that blends traditional Chinese medicine and contemporary practices to offer clarity and untapped access to our artistic channels.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
In the City of Light, former production spaces are often converted into lofts or small contemporary apartments.
—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2026
One of those lofts has a shelf/desk that can be used as a study space.
—
New Atlas,
15 June 2026
Gansevoort Meatpacking is offering The Football Suite June 1—July 31 in lofts with soccer props, while Loews Regency New York Hotel’s Tailgate Rate Package comes with drink vouchers and upgrades June 11—July 5.
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Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
The neighborhood is now a premier office market with rehabbed lofts and new skyscrapers, and where streets are often crowded with shoppers and diners.
—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Apostolic Church of God Altogether, Woodlawn Central is set to comprise 870 residential units — including workforce housing, market rate, luxury, senior housing, and theater lofts.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
In February, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124 in Kansas City, together with the National Electrical Contractors Association, expressed shock when residents of the lofts turned down the union’s offer to fix the sign for free, with one stipulation.
—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofts
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The calendars that remain, found in attics and at church book sales, have become invaluable, teaching botanists how rising temperatures have altered flower habitat.
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Avoid storage spaces where humidity may fluctuate (for example, attics or basements).
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On Harmony, their sophomore album, the duo gleefully throws dubstep, nu-metal, and trap in a blender with the lid off, letting their influences splatter the walls and drawing out their initials.
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Meyer's feature debut follows Frankie (Stewart) and Molly (Shawkat), a pair of pot-loving best friends who get mixed up in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.
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The unanimous appeals court decision tosses a February district court ruling that ordered the National Parks Service (NPS) to restore the panels that were removed from the site.
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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Even when the wacky Halifax weather hurls the wildest of curveballs at the SailGP fleet, somehow Tom Slingsby and the irrepressible Australians ride their magic carpet of consummate skill and a decent dose of luck to lead the standings after the first day of the Canada Sail Grand Prix.
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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.
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That pressure flings some of the hot gas outward in the form of a wind.
Verb
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Soufiane Rahimi crosses from the left of the box to Gessime Yassine near the right post, and Yassine fires it in at the 89th minute.
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Angel City fires coach Angel City FC fired coach Alex Straus on Wednesday after a little more than a year on the job.
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“Lofts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofts. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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