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
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.
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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
McClure would briefly lose custody of her children later that year after they were taken to a hospital with several marks, welts and bruises, the lawsuit alleges.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
Born with eczema that covered my arms and legs in red, rashy welts, peaking as a teenager and returning, uninvited, throughout my adulthood.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Bed bug bites can cause red rashes, welts, swelling or appear in clusters or straight lines, Tahija said, adding that the biggest clue is where the bites show up.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
They've long been considered a nuisance, leaving itchy welts or spurring allergic reactions with their bites.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Individuals with wheat allergies may experience immediate reactions such as hives (itchy welts), eczema-like skin rashes, and stomach discomfort after consuming wheat or wheat products.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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
McClure would briefly lose custody of her children later that year after they were taken to a hospital with several marks, welts and bruises, the lawsuit alleges.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
Born with eczema that covered my arms and legs in red, rashy welts, peaking as a teenager and returning, uninvited, throughout my adulthood.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Bed bug bites can cause red rashes, welts, swelling or appear in clusters or straight lines, Tahija said, adding that the biggest clue is where the bites show up.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
They've long been considered a nuisance, leaving itchy welts or spurring allergic reactions with their bites.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Individuals with wheat allergies may experience immediate reactions such as hives (itchy welts), eczema-like skin rashes, and stomach discomfort after consuming wheat or wheat products.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welts
Noun
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Edvinsson landed a couple of solid punches and dropped Cozens to the ice.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Police were called to step in when there was shoving and punches being thrown.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Muffled thuds are heard, and the crying stops.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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At about two this morning, the familiar howl of air-raid sirens woke me in the center of Kyiv, followed by the low thuds of anti-aircraft cannons attempting to shoot down Russian drones.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In this world, items are paid for by receiving slaps to the face.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Europe has long underspent on defense, and where American cajoling for decades had not worked, a few face slaps succeeded.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The layoffs are the latest in a series of blows to Bay Area employees in tech and manufacturing sectors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Multifaceted crisis The latest announcement is the latest in a string of blows for the crumbling former royal palace, amid growing complaints that the museum’s infrastructure and staffing haven’t kept pace with the crowds pouring through its galleries.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The trick is to make small, sharp movements using the sharp point of the pencil to create the hairlike strokes.—
Lottie Winter,
Glamour,
26 Feb. 2026
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Slide the paint roller into the gap between the toilet and the wall, then paint in even strokes.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Castellanos, who could platoon with Gavin Sheets during the season, made his second Cactus League start at first base on Tuesday afternoon and had two hits.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Six of Newport Harbor’s eight hits came from the six through nine spots in the batting order and those players combined for five RBIs.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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During two recent wintry swipes in North Georgia, drivers largely abided by the directive to keep off the roads.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Altman and other senior executives took to social media to respond to swipes from Anthropic, which ran Super Bowl ads that poked fun at OpenAI's decision to run ads within ChatGPT.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Welts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welts. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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