as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the dog a sharp pelt on the nose with her rolled up newspaper
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as in fur
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
caught beavers and sold the pelts to fur traders
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as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
pelted away when the cops arrived
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus
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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly
pelted the other kids with pebbles
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Recent Examples of pelt
Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Put it another way: Bill Parcells used to talk about having pelts on the wall.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
One video taken by Bradley Smith showed pea-sized hail pelting his pickup and windows as the storm moved through Westfield.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Divots taken from the fairways looked like pelts, and the greens were noticeably softer and more receptive.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Put it another way: Bill Parcells used to talk about having pelts on the wall.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Verb
The inappropriate item missed the court, instead pelting the child in the leg, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
One video taken by Bradley Smith showed pea-sized hail pelting his pickup and windows as the storm moved through Westfield.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelt
Verb
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In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Brett Ryan, aided by Robbie Carter’s young daughter, scurried to place markers at the sites of the longest throws, before chucking the corpses back to the starting line.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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While much of last season was a lost cause due to Tua Tagovailoa being injured, the Dolphins still aren't throwing the ball downfield.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Or, take after Aniston by throwing them on with flip-flops and a basic T-shirt.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Phillips died in a police shootout on Monday, after officers were alerted to a possible break-in at a farm goods store in Poipoi in the western Waikato district, near to where he was believed to have been hiding out with his kids, CNN, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and ABC News Australia reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pep Guardiola is a tactile man who does not hide his expressive nature when speaking to his players.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Several drugmakers, including Novo Nordisk's chief rival Eli Lilly, have been racing to develop obesity pills, which may help alleviate the supply shortfalls and issues accessing the injections on the market.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 40-year-old Froome, who races for Israel–Premier Tech, was airlifted to hospital following a crash during training on August 27, undergoing surgery a day later.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Born in what is now Zimbabwe, Bland spent hours as a child hurling stones at telegraph poles.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Protesters hurled rocks at government vehicles, breaking windows and side-view mirrors, according to prosecutors.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Common symptoms include excessive scratching, licking, ear infections, and digestive issues.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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In Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, the recording studio G-Force Records has come under the ownership of Scooter’s uncle and instead of Aerosmith, the Muppets’ Electric Mayhem must rush to get to their concert on time.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The three of us leaped from the monsoonmobile as soon as Olbinski put it into park, rushing to the wall overlooking the tarmac and the haboob closing in on us.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Now, amid the federal overhaul, Morgan fears the VA will toss aside her family and other families' cases.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hughes noted that New York has a handful of packages prepared for the rookie and could toss him out there in certain situations Week 1.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Pelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelt. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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