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noun (2)

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verb

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Recent Examples of pelt
Noun
There has been little direct evidence of such garments, but bone needles and the bones of the fur-bearing animals used to make pelts provide some indirect evidence of this early tailoring. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024 Fur trappers, the almanac stated, used this time also to hunt beavers for their pelts. John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
Rather than steps, the aim is for a wearable that can monitor wellness without pelting the wearer with stats and alerts. Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Minutes before a team of fully uniformed, stick-carrying players were to leave the dressing room to take the ice for the national anthem, a rat pelted across the carpet. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pelt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelt
Verb
  • For more than 70 years, thousands of common wall lizards, known as Lazarus lizards, have scurried across sidewalks and lurked in your garden.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Then, scurrying back inside, Margo went straight for the unattended pantry.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • However, if Lillard is planning to sign with a team this year and wants to land more than the minimum, that throws a wrench into the larger free-agent landscape.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Eight airports in different states appeared to have dropped the requirement, in place since 2006 after a British man in 2001 attempted to destroy an airliner with explosives hidden in a shoe.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 8 July 2025
  • The Transportation Security Administration adopted the no-shoes rule in 2006 after a British man boarded a 2001 American Airlines flight with explosives hidden in a shoe.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • His role in Days of Thunder was that of a young driver, Cole Trickle, who was new to racing.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • Although Fraser-Pryce is known for contesting the 200-meter dash at her country’s championships, she’s opted not to race in it this year, following her decision not to do so last year as well.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • President Trump had mostly resisted from hurling direct insults against Fed Chair Powell in his second term.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Trump has repeatedly hurled names and insults onto the political stage, casting rivals as enemies and taking heat for dehumanizing language against immigrants.
    Julia Mueller, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • In the video, the mother dog stays close to her pup, licking him and standing over him protectively.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • While her Nickelodeon and Disney peers have seemingly all had at least one major scandal to their names (ranging from incessant twerking and licking unpurchased donuts to near-fatal overdoses), Palmer’s celebrity was, in part, defined by her lack of verifiable scandals.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • The priest survived, but had to be rushed to the hospital to have shrapnel from the bomb removed from his body.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Pascual suffered a massive head injury and was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center where he was put on life support.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • They’re rolled across bathroom floors, stored in public bins at TSA checkpoints, and tossed into airplane cargo holds.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
  • For weeks, social media has been flooded with videos of federal agents, their faces often shrouded by masks, violently arresting bystanders who are filming their actions, dragging a taco stand vendor by her arm and tossing smoke bombs into a crowd of angry onlookers.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025

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“Pelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelt. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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