as in punches
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 welts
Marie painted a wooden panel white, dipped a belt in acrylic paint and struck the surface again and again, leaving marks scattered across the piece like scars and welts.
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Nia Dumas, NPR, 16 June 2026
As a result, many brogue styles today still retain features like water-resistant storm welts, calling back to the style’s role as a foul-weather shoe in a time before rubber.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
This was an early morning brawl that left hair scattered across the floor and welts upon at least one of the heads, although there were likely more.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Temperature swings, from a hot shower or very cold air, may intensify or cause the formation of new welts.
—Zia Sherrell, Health, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Nia Dumas, NPR, 16 June 2026
As a result, many brogue styles today still retain features like water-resistant storm welts, calling back to the style’s role as a foul-weather shoe in a time before rubber.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
This was an early morning brawl that left hair scattered across the floor and welts upon at least one of the heads, although there were likely more.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Temperature swings, from a hot shower or very cold air, may intensify or cause the formation of new welts.
—Zia Sherrell, Health, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welts
Noun
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After a first round where Steve Garcia seemed to land more punches and Lopes looked hesitant, Lopes won the bout in the second round by knockout, with a furious combination of punches, starting with a right and left hand to Garcia's face.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Three days before the first punches are set to be thrown at a White House-UFC event, the South Lawn is unrecognizable.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Rapp, up on Taft Point, heard two thuds.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Likewise, the score by Tony Doogan leans too heavily on generic electronic thuds, the kind that segue into a commercial break cliffhanger and an ad for blood pressure medicine.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Here, The Athletic reviews Everton’s season just gone — their first at Hill Dickinson Stadium and one of highs, lows, slaps and… toasters.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Leonard extended his 20-point streak to 49 straight games with 27 points on 9-of-19 shooting, welcoming hand slaps from teammates after hitting his second 3-pointer late in the game.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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American and Iranian forces continued trading blows.—
Ali Vaez,
Time,
15 June 2026
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The biggest blows came from Garcia and Starling Marte.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
Noun
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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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Eventually, the space agency aims to fly the X-59 over a number of US communities to collect data on public reaction to its quieter sonic thumps.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Just when most of us thought the era of two strokes was over, the Japanese bikemaker has just released its first big two-stroker in more than two decades.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 11,
New Atlas,
11 June 2026
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Ryan died in 2004 at age 80, having endured two strokes.—
Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The Angels combined for 14 hits, paced by O’Hoppe’s three-for-four night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Alvarez allowed a run on five hits.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Leaving the current occupant of the White House unnamed, Biden reflected on his own tenure and took a few swipes at the ex-Apprentice host’s record since returning to the White House from his successor and predecessor.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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Swift wore a similar tone on her lower lashline, plus a few swipes of mascara.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
15 June 2026
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“Welts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welts. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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