as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver
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Recent Examples of lofted
Despite Orlando having the best chances in the opening 15 minutes, Racing Louisville (1-3-1) went ahead when Milliet lofted it from outside the box and into the far corner of the goal in the 19th minute.
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ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
After Swanson struck out swinging, Hoerner lofted a flyball to right and Crow-Armstrong scored easily.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The visitors’ first goal came at the 15th minute, when Tomas Chancalay lofted a cross into a crowd.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
There are multi-room setups, lofted sleeping areas, and enough separation that kids can have their own zone without feeling far away.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
The astronauts will also look for dust lofted off the moon’s surface and silhouetted against the faint coronal light.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
Much of it was lofted by tiny gas pockets into the upper water column, only to fall back downward after the bubbles fizzed into the atmosphere.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The Yankees were also aggressive by taking extra bases on Friday, as Austin Wells surprisingly and successfully tagged up from second when Ryan McMahon lofted a flyball to left in the sixth inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Three minutes after Navarro was sent off, Rosenberry lofted a clearance disguised as a back-pass from midfield to Zack Steffen to reset the play.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
After Swanson struck out swinging, Hoerner lofted a flyball to right and Crow-Armstrong scored easily.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The visitors’ first goal came at the 15th minute, when Tomas Chancalay lofted a cross into a crowd.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
There are multi-room setups, lofted sleeping areas, and enough separation that kids can have their own zone without feeling far away.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
The astronauts will also look for dust lofted off the moon’s surface and silhouetted against the faint coronal light.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
Much of it was lofted by tiny gas pockets into the upper water column, only to fall back downward after the bubbles fizzed into the atmosphere.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The Yankees were also aggressive by taking extra bases on Friday, as Austin Wells surprisingly and successfully tagged up from second when Ryan McMahon lofted a flyball to left in the sixth inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Three minutes after Navarro was sent off, Rosenberry lofted a clearance disguised as a back-pass from midfield to Zack Steffen to reset the play.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofted
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Bauer threw 84 pitches, striking out seven hitters and walking just one to lose out on the perfect game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The salad course had just been served when the attack threw into chaos one of Washington’s premier social events.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The barbs that President Barack Obama and Seth Meyers hurled at him created a political narrative that persists.—
Elahe Izadi,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The director hurled himself to the floor.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In an over hourlong debate Tuesday at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium, eight candidates running for California governor sparred over health care and tossed jabs just days before Californians can begin voting early in the state's primary election.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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They got tossed into the garbage also after a Stop Sale.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sweeney slung panties from her new lingerie line, SYRN, which launched earlier this year in January, into a sea of wide-eyed festival goers who swarmed Diplo's desert stage as the electric beats by the chart-topping DJ bumped in the background.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Together the strangers slung Haridasse's arms over their shoulders and staggered to the finish line as a trio.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dual insults — one from the US president and another from a Russian commentator — flung at Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be uniting at least some of her critics behind her.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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The two boys look at each other and then take three snailish steps toward the open window of the Lincoln, the older with his arm flung horizontal like hazard tape across his brother's chest.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Lofted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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