Thesaurus results for WELTS

welts

noun

plural of welt

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 For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 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. — 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for welts

Noun

The poster also alleged Martinez was the one acting racist and had thrown the spice tajín in her face before any punches were thrown.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Members of Rita's loyalty program who use the Rita’s Ice app will get double loyalty punches with a purchase of the treat.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of punches

Noun

Devers petulantly left the field, avoided handshakes and butt slaps in the dugout, and retreated to the clubhouse.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Whoever loses slaps the other in the face with a tortilla, usually causing water to spray out of their mouth.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026

Definition of slaps

Noun

Holloway, even a Holloway who is nearing the end of his career with a somewhat suspect chin and ability to absorb heavy blows, wins this fight more times than not.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Rolling with the punches, though, is harder when the blows keep landing on the starting rotation.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of blows

Noun

Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
You’ll be thrown around in your seat, which moves in sync with the action, along with thumps in the back, splashes of water, blasts of air, smoke, and flashes of light.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026

Definition of thumps

Noun

Gary Player wins the British Open by two strokes over Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Street style trends manifested in broad strokes over the last few sweltering days—sure, floral predominated, for example, but some were printed, while others were appliqued and rich with dimensional tactility.

— Irene Kim, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Definition of strokes

Noun

The Padres finished the game with a season-high 11 walks and eight hits, including Sung-Mun Song’s two-out single that drove in two runs in the third and Cronenworth’s RBI single in the fourth.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
The Dodgers got to Pfaadt in the sixth on run-scoring hits from Pages and Betts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026

Definition of hits

Noun

Make careful vertical swipes, run the vegetable peeler down the sides of the fruit, following its curves to trim closely between the skin and the flesh.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
Wipe in circular motions with a lint-free microfiber cloth to loosen grime, then finish with long, horizontal swipes.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 July 2026