Thesaurus results for LOFTED

lofted

verb

past tense of loft

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 This luxury cotton comforter feels similar to down, with its 100 percent cotton filling that’s lofted for a cloud-like feel. —

Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Jones lofted a pass to the end zone for Dulin while he was being blanketed by two-time first-team All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner. —

James Boyd, New York Times, 11 June 2026 José Caballero doubled in the fifth and scored when Paul Goldschmidt lofted an opposite-field RBI single to right just in front of Wilyer Abreu, who nearly made a sliding, backhand grab. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026 In what could be viewed as a precursor project, SpaceX has already lofted 10,000 Starlink broadband-beaming satellites, with each spacecraft costing US$2 million to build and launch, says Robert Zubrin, one of the world’s top rocket designers. —

Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 After a sacrifice bunt, two intentional walks set the stage for Baxa, who waited back and lofted a fly ball to right. —

Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Mets starter Nolan McLean (2-3) threw a first-pitch sweeper to Wood, who lofted it to deep left. —

CBS News, 19 May 2026 With the entire circumference surrounded by a sea of humanity, Bishnoi hung back, her hands clasped in front of her mouth, while Rai went and lofted the Wanamaker Trophy above his head. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 Yankees batter Cody Bellinger lofted a pitch off Mets reliever Brooks Raley. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofted

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Lopes notably threw himself in front of a Mikel Oyarzabal volley with just moments to go, a prime example of the back-four’s commitment to defend their goal.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 16 June 2026
In the series opener, Lauer threw his four-seamer in the zone only 42% of the time, cutting his chase rate to 23%.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026