as in throws
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 lofts
Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
But then, nothing has been done to the property since Dubbeldam turned the more than 10,000-square-foot space into two apartments and two offices with two terraces in the mid-aughts (back when architects still had quaint notions of Tribeca lofts being live/work spaces).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
The brewhouse building would hold the marketplace and 84 artist lofts.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Each mission lofts just five to 10 Guowang spacecraft, apparently because each satellite is quite large.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
There were jazz clubs and discos in lofts in SoHo and other places.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Wednesday's launch was just the eighth overall for the network, and each mission lofts just eight to 10 spacecraft, apparently because each satellite is quite large.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Emerging artists like Jane Freilicher and Fairfield Porter had more money, bigger lofts, and more inviting summer homes.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
From grand 19th-century apartments with soaring ceilings to former industrial lofts transformed into artistic havens, Paris’s Airbnb scene reflects the same blend of romance and reinvention that defines the city itself.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
But then, nothing has been done to the property since Dubbeldam turned the more than 10,000-square-foot space into two apartments and two offices with two terraces in the mid-aughts (back when architects still had quaint notions of Tribeca lofts being live/work spaces).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
The brewhouse building would hold the marketplace and 84 artist lofts.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Each mission lofts just five to 10 Guowang spacecraft, apparently because each satellite is quite large.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
There were jazz clubs and discos in lofts in SoHo and other places.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Wednesday's launch was just the eighth overall for the network, and each mission lofts just eight to 10 spacecraft, apparently because each satellite is quite large.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Emerging artists like Jane Freilicher and Fairfield Porter had more money, bigger lofts, and more inviting summer homes.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofts
Noun
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Uckotter’s eerie depictions of attics, slip dresses, and toys calls to mind the cinematic worlds created by David Lynch.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some of the images from Katrina have been indelible, too − of desperate people trapped for days on their roofs or in their attics to get above the floodwaters and of thousands taking chaotic refuge in the Superdome.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Malik Willis #2 of the Green Bay Packers throws a pass in the first quarter during the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on August 23, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kraft and Musgrave ran free all game, and Love missed a couple other throws to receivers who were open downfield.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The dog descends a few stairs and continues barking loudly as the perpetrator tosses the dynamite into the courtyard.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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That appeared to be a distraction at times to Anisimova, who motioned to her team in the stands that something was bothering her during ball tosses for serves.—
Howard Fendrich,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There also were nights at the Playboy mansion and flings with men while high.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, as is protocol in the state when an officer fires his or her weapon.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The loitering munition systems empowers the warfighter with quick and easy deployment via tube-launch, and the capability to fly, track and engage non-line-of-sight targets and armored vehicles with precision lethal effects without the need for external ISR or fires assets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Lofts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofts. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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