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 Jackson Blankenship got the assist on the goal by lofting a long cross from the far right side to Blische who was in front of the goal on the left side. —
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026 After a scoreless first half, Doria found the net by lofting a right-footed shot from top, corner of the penalty box over the Bishop O’Dowd goalkeeper in the 45th minute. —Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 Those summer days of Williams moving around and lofting passes toward the target prepared him for that moment. —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 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
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026 After a scoreless first half, Doria found the net by lofting a right-footed shot from top, corner of the penalty box over the Bishop O’Dowd goalkeeper in the 45th minute. —Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 Those summer days of Williams moving around and lofting passes toward the target prepared him for that moment. —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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofting
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Carr is a natural athlete who moves like a great shortstop, and his ability to find cleaner throwing air out of the pocket — and his ability to make throws from multiple arm slots — is special.— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Shota Imanaga isn’t known for throwing his sweeper much.— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Maton made a rehab appearance at Triple A on Friday night, tossing a scoreless inning while allowing two hits, no walks and striking out two on 25 pitches.— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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For Young, that means tossing aside a blocker, a process Minter likened to a train wreck.— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Six years later, in 2024, drone video capturing two teenagers hurling two trash cans filled with bottles and other waste over the side of their fishing boat in footage that went viral, leading to outrage both online and within the community.— Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Game 2 was a similar slog for the Mets’ offense, with flame-throwing Rockies starter Chase Dollander hurling seven shutout innings.— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Thompson was physically and vocally imposing as the curse-flinging Bonze.— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, Ed Sheeran slipped behind the counter, gamely slinging dogs and taking his fair share of abuse from the staff.— Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
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Makar took a pass from partner Devon Toews at the left point, then danced across the top of the zone before slinging a shot through traffic for his first goal of the postseason.— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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Video provided by the Navy shows the warship firing three shots at Touska after warning its crew to evacuate the ship’s engine room.— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Barclays upgrades Okta to overweight from equal weight Barclays said Okta is firing on all cylinders.— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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