as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
I'll hand ye a few welts with me stick and then we'll see how ye feel!
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Recent Examples of welt
Tonges exited with an orthopedic walking boot on his right foot while Purdy, dressing at his locker, had a white bandage wrapped around his left knee and red welts on his back.
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Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
An agent in Houston put a teenage citizen into a chokehold, wrapping his arm around the boy’s neck, choking him so hard that his neck had red welts hours later.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
After landing at their final destination the next day, the lawsuit claims that the four were left with welts, lesions, and rashes.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
There were also large, red welts on the children's necks, torsos, legs, and arms.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025
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Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
An agent in Houston put a teenage citizen into a chokehold, wrapping his arm around the boy’s neck, choking him so hard that his neck had red welts hours later.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
After landing at their final destination the next day, the lawsuit claims that the four were left with welts, lesions, and rashes.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
There were also large, red welts on the children's necks, torsos, legs, and arms.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welt
Noun
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At that pace, even a tiny micrometeoroid has the ability to impart a significant kinetic blow upon striking a spacecraft en route to the moon, with potentially disastrous results for the astronaut crew inside.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
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Sánchez had the big blow with a two-run shot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Drinks are available for purchase at the bar—the house margarita packs a crisp punch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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There are no kitchen workers scouring pots or raconteurs drinking rum punch; most of the figures seem utterly incapable of offering directions or telling a joke, much less running, sweating, or allowing blood to flow through their veins.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Burke, a Dodgers teammate, had provided the setup for the pioneering hand slap, a spontaneous response to a homer that Baker hit in 1977.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Will Smith won his only Best Actor Oscar in the title role, leading to his infamous onstage slap of Chris Rock during the 2022 ceremony.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The shocking sight and loud thud of Williams' body took everyone by surprise.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Come summer, the house settles into a familiar rhythm—one marked by shade, conversation, and the soft thud of falling fruit.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Soon after, hearing the thump of ball on metal gate, Badri stepped outside to check if his message had been heeded.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Caglianone attempted to make the diving grab on Arcia’s hit.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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To start the second inning, Aledo got consecutive hits from Dylan Duran and Kyle Poindexter, and a bunt single from Will Cayce loaded the bases.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The most significant finding involved lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk marker for heart attack and stroke that most women have never been tested for and that isn’t reduced by diet, exercise or most medications.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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When Johnson was elevated to the full-time job in May 2025, the Spurs held a press conference and Popovich made one of his first public appearances since the stroke.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Once the storm passed, its backside took one last swipe.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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The group has also argued that lower swipe fees wouldn’t necessarily translate into lower prices, pointing to data that indicated prices didn’t drop significantly following a cap on some debit card fees in 2011.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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“Welt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welt. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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