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as in hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
belted the baseball out of the park
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as in wrapped
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
belted the little boy's pants tightly so they would stay up
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as in lashed
to strike repeatedly
belted the punching bag relentlessly
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as in zipped
to proceed or move quickly
the boy went belting along on his skateboard
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Recent Examples of belted
In the second inning, outfielder Kyle Isbel belted a two-run homer into the right-field bullpen.
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Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Sophomore Sadie Wyse belted two home runs and drove in five runs to lead La Habra’s softball team past host Canyon 11-9 in the Crestview League on Thursday.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
And in 1929 Chanel designed costumes for Apollon Musagète dancers, whose tunics were belted with Charvet ties.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
Throw it on over your shoulders or belted at the waist for an unexpected accent that puts all the emphasis on the casual, but still remains effortlessly stylish.
—India Roby, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
The game turned on its head when Harper belted a two-run homer to tie the game during the peak viewing window.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Teruaki Sato hit a game-tying RBI double before Shota Morishita, who entered the game as an injury replacement for Seiya Suziki, belted a three-run home run to give Japan a 5-2 lead.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Wear it draped or knotted around the neck, as a head scarf, or even belted around your jeans.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
At Celine, statement silk scarves proved endlessly versatile—worn as a necktie, tied across the shoulders, or even belted around the waist to bring a pop of color to your everyday essentials.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Sophomore Sadie Wyse belted two home runs and drove in five runs to lead La Habra’s softball team past host Canyon 11-9 in the Crestview League on Thursday.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
And in 1929 Chanel designed costumes for Apollon Musagète dancers, whose tunics were belted with Charvet ties.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
Throw it on over your shoulders or belted at the waist for an unexpected accent that puts all the emphasis on the casual, but still remains effortlessly stylish.
—India Roby, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
The game turned on its head when Harper belted a two-run homer to tie the game during the peak viewing window.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Teruaki Sato hit a game-tying RBI double before Shota Morishita, who entered the game as an injury replacement for Seiya Suziki, belted a three-run home run to give Japan a 5-2 lead.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Wear it draped or knotted around the neck, as a head scarf, or even belted around your jeans.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
At Celine, statement silk scarves proved endlessly versatile—worn as a necktie, tied across the shoulders, or even belted around the waist to bring a pop of color to your everyday essentials.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belted
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Five pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and allowed just hits for Andrew (4-3).—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Among them was Linda Parker, the president and CEO of Women In Distress of Broward County, who said Metayer’s death hit close to home.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Johnson returned to the bench with his torso wrapped.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The flesh looked like a human brain and smelled like rotten hamburger meat wrapped in gym socks wrapped in butt.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly lashed out at allies for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz; the UK is hosting talks with dozens of nations Thursday aimed at forming a coalition focused on that goal.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Cooke lashed out verbally, Wilson intervened and later comforted Batula in a conversation picked up by their microphones.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ye may be keeping his lips zipped for now, but only time will tell if a redemption tour is on the way.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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This one came after Delanie Sheehan penetrated the defense and zipped an effective pass to Ryan, who put the shot on net, but MacIver deflected it out of bounds.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rockies leadoff hitter Eric Young, in the team's first plate appearance at Mile High Stadium, smacked a home run to the seats in left-center field on April 9, 1993.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The pair also didn’t spare the spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, who was smacked for 25 runs by Sharma in one over during the power play as Hyderabad cruised to 84 in the sixth over.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Old timers can recall when clockwork storms pounded in the summer and drizzled in the winter.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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Peter Barnum, one of the people on shore who raced to the rescue, described the exhaustion of one of the victims, the father.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Armed to the teeth With a 5-2 lead, the Red Sox raced through the final frames.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Rockets are a team that lost its starting point guard (Fred VanVleet) at the start of the year while the Knicks brought back and built upon the exact same core that punched the franchise’s first ticket to the conference finals in the last quarter-century.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Manning allegedly punched and kicked Hartman in the face and torso, scratched her, choked her and grabbed her by the hair and slammed her against the floor and wall.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Belted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belted. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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