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 Some people develop itchy red welts a day or so later, but others have no reaction. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 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

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Noun

The town, which has fewer than 1,000 residents and is just south of the Broward border, punches above its weight on the luxury real estate market.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Labor Day Gaming Laptop Deals For gamers and power users seeking solid performance under $1,000, the MSI Cyborg 15 punches well above its weight.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of punches

Noun

These 16 slaps are lucid and adventurous, featuring random Jay Electronica warblings, DJ Quik rhythms, and a couple of surprisingly appropriate Westside Gunn vignettes.

— Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
The Mother was the destination, but the slaps, pineapple, goat, and countless detours made the journey worthwhile.

— Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of slaps

Noun

The sales of Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Munoz particularly are big blows.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of blows

Noun

Clinical biomarkers and neuroimaging do not hold all the answers; many disorders—such as Alzheimer’s and some types of strokes—still require postmortem analysis for diagnostic confirmation.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Movies tend to work with bold strokes and colors, and absolute ideas; cinema is a popular medium, and both its power and its pitfalls come from its ability to simplify and underline.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of strokes

Noun

Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Reliever Seth Halvorsen gave up three hits without recording an out in the ninth, but the Dodgers had built up enough of a lead to weather a Washington (67-76) comeback attempt.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026