as in throwing
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 lofting
Those summer days of Williams moving around and lofting passes toward the target prepared him for that moment.
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Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Six of those missions have been completed to date, lofting 153 Project Leo satellites to the final frontier.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Mitchell capped a nine-play, 71-yard opening drive by lofting an 11-yard touchdown to Blake Rogers on a third-and-goal slant.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
After not blitzing for three-plus quarters, Kuhr packed all of the Patriots' blitzes into the Bengals' final series, which ended with Flacco lofting an incompletion in the face of extra rushers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Now, based on the new research, scientists suspect dust devils may play a larger role in lofting dust into the Martian air than previously thought.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
This last item involves lofting a specialized spacecraft into orbit, armed with grippers or other satellite-wrangling tech that can target and grab orbiting stuff.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday’s flight, Starship’s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, which normally returns to land in its launch tower’s giant chopstick-like catch-arms, instead targeted the Gulf of Mexico waters after lofting Starship to space.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The failure was due to some issue with the upper stage of the vehicle, which is capable of lofting about 3 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Six of those missions have been completed to date, lofting 153 Project Leo satellites to the final frontier.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Mitchell capped a nine-play, 71-yard opening drive by lofting an 11-yard touchdown to Blake Rogers on a third-and-goal slant.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
After not blitzing for three-plus quarters, Kuhr packed all of the Patriots' blitzes into the Bengals' final series, which ended with Flacco lofting an incompletion in the face of extra rushers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Now, based on the new research, scientists suspect dust devils may play a larger role in lofting dust into the Martian air than previously thought.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
This last item involves lofting a specialized spacecraft into orbit, armed with grippers or other satellite-wrangling tech that can target and grab orbiting stuff.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday’s flight, Starship’s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, which normally returns to land in its launch tower’s giant chopstick-like catch-arms, instead targeted the Gulf of Mexico waters after lofting Starship to space.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The failure was due to some issue with the upper stage of the vehicle, which is capable of lofting about 3 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofting
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The council was established in April 2024, nearly three years after President Jovenel Moïse was killed at his residence, throwing Haiti into widespread upheaval.—
EVENS SANON,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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After Lathan Sommerville drew consecutive trips to the line, and no whistle blew when Dent was contacted on a drive, Cronin ran onto the court, throwing his fists in anger, and yelling at an official.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Whether that’s going to see a show, tossing some axes, cuddling with some cats at a café or racing down the slopes, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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In a small skillet, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter, add hash brown squares and cook, tossing often, until crispy.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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Glenn responded by hurling several racial slurs at Proctor.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Footage shows one of the several adults in the room looking towards a child before taking off what looks to be a white sneaker and hurling it across the room towards a child.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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His frustration — flinging the ball into the floor, screaming at his team-mates — could have been a sign of a Chelsea team about to wobble.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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As an example of just how close people can get to the herd, there was a moment of levity at the event when one of the elephants began flinging what was believed to be a mixture of dirt and feces up onto the bridge.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This winter, bartenders at every Dante address (from the original on Macdougal Street, to its residency in Claridge’s in London) are slinging the Cranberry Spritz, which combines cranberry juice and Perrier-Jouët champagne with a housemade cranberry syrup spiced with cardamom and vanilla.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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To instead watch the racial-slur slinging Kid Rock and his MAGA cronies.—
Prince J. Grimes,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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As of Tuesday, Felizor was being held on a $15,000 bond at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a charge of firing a deadly missile.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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On Saturday, one of those protests turned violent when about 100 hooded protesters broke off from a peaceful march and clashed with police, who responded by firing on them with tear gas and a water cannon.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Lofting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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