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
Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Europe is the world’s leading producer of mink pelts.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2024
The move comes just months after farmers held protests across Europe, blocking roads with tractors and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints, including gripes about environmental regulation and excessive red tape.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 June 2024
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Noun
During the fur trade in North America, this was also the season to trap beavers for their thick, winter-ready pelts, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Europe is the world’s leading producer of mink pelts.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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Last summer, Bebe Rexha was hit in the face with a cell phone, someone threw their mother’s ashes on stage during one of Pink’s sets, and then Kelsea Ballerini was pelted with a bracelet.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2024
The move comes just months after farmers held protests across Europe, blocking roads with tractors and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints, including gripes about environmental regulation and excessive red tape.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 June 2024
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But scurrying across this land of extreme whiteness is, paradoxically, one of the darkest animals on Earth: a species of velvet ant known as Traumatomutilla bifurca.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Florida mice, an imperiled species with distinctive big ears and hind feet, scurried through the sand, captured on a night camera.Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is associated with wanton destruction, but a recent discovery throws that assumption into question.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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But then, a chance encounter with an Orthodox man on the Antwerp tram throws a wrench into her plans.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Yang then bemoaned how people shoot lasers at him and hide their kids.Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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While his mask has changed and grown smaller over the years, Peck has kept his face hidden from the public view.Joyce Orlando, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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The car raced through residential streets at speeds exceeding 100 mph, according to police.Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Penn State raced ahead 14-0 before executing two consecutive offensive scoring drives to finish the half up 28-0. SMU would eventually get on the board during the second half, but fell in defeat 38-10 against the Big 10 conference runner-ups.Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Forest hurled themselves towards the finishing line.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Watch Durston founder Dan Durston all but hurl himself on top of his latest creation to prove its strength and go through the thoughtful design details in the 8.5-minute intro video below.New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Universal’s Wicked licked the $500M global milestone this session, adding $21.5M from 81 offshore markets (-39%) to lift the international cume to $166M. With $525M, global, the movie is playing more to domestic, as expected, but continues to make its mark overseas.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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Anxious dogs that like to obsessively lick, dig or sniff might also like pad toys.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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As fans rushed the court, an unidentified assailant plowed into Kyle Filipowski, spraining the Duke center’s knee.David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Peterson rushed for 14,918 yards in his career, leading the league in rushing three times.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jacobs tossing Tyrann Mathieu out of his way and then Ugo Amadi flopping to the ground on an easy TD throw from Jordan Love to Dontayvion Wicks on the first drive in the first quarter encapsulated Monday night for the Saints.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Quintana spent the last two years in Queens, making 44 starts and tossing 246 innings.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Pelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelt. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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