as in to throw
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 loft
Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Back in the loft, the two bantered, with more amiability than antagonism.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Some of the earliest reports, from 1947 to 1949, were sightings of military assets that were part of the Department of Defense’s Project Mogul, under which the Air Force lofted high altitude balloons carrying sensitive microphones designed to pick up sonic signatures of Soviet nuclear tests.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Here, however, a loft just happens to be where Gasda operates from.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Back in the loft, the two bantered, with more amiability than antagonism.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Gordon kept lofting corners towards the back post and Austin was unafraid to punch or catch the ball with the bulky figures of Dan Burn and Sven Botman charging towards him.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Some of the earliest reports, from 1947 to 1949, were sightings of military assets that were part of the Department of Defense’s Project Mogul, under which the Air Force lofted high altitude balloons carrying sensitive microphones designed to pick up sonic signatures of Soviet nuclear tests.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loft
Noun
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In 2021, one man sold a Charizard-Holo (Shadowless) from 1999 for $50,000 after discovering the card gathering dust in his attic.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Most of us have half a dozen boxes of old family photos gathering dust in the attic.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Everyone was being so cautious (when the album debuted at No. 1), and there was really no party to throw.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Katharina told the outlet that her family used to throw parties here in the summer for friends and that one of her six sons actually held his 150-person wedding on the grounds.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The day before the crash that took his life, BB tossed three touchdowns in a 64-6 rout of Custer County.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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The water on one side of the beach and the Pacific Coast Highway on the other help impede fire spread, but strong gusts—like last month’s infamous Santa Ana winds—can still toss embers and flaming debris across the highway.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Many zonked assholes hurled fire extinguishers at your cars, dickheads?—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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In the hammer throw event, the athlete spins in a circle to generate momentum and hurls a metal weight — attached to a chain and grip — as far as possible.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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After being closed for renovations since late October, Wilderness Exchange is slinging outdoor gear again.—
Max Scheinblum,
The Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2025
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The team hasn’t made an appearance in the game since the 2012 season, when Joe Flacco was still slinging the pill.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That maneuver went at the heart of what was regarded as a sacrosanct tenet in American government: that civil servants remain outside partisan politics and can’t be fired without due process.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
9 Feb. 2025
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Baez is accused of firing multiple shots at Grant, striking him in the torso, on Nov. 27 around 2:42 p.m., near E. 161st St. and Morris Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The video shows Wong's body was flung under the 6,000-pound pickup and dragged 60 feet before the driver stopped, Mabel Wong said.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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While Europe would take in around a million Syrians, most Syrians were actually flung across Syria’s borders to Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey; Turkey accepted more than three and a half million Syrians and, since 2014, has been the world’s largest host of refugees.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Loft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loft. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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