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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Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
When the production is at full pelt, everything works in thrilling sync.
—David Benedict, Variety, 19 July 2024
The tiny ferret-like creatures, also known as pine martens, were hunted to near extinction for their pelts.
—Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Starting in the 19th century, though, eager to meet demand for koala pelts from clothing makers abroad, settlers hunted so many of the marsupials that they were eventually driven to near extinction, particularly in the south.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
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In addition to Hollanders were Belgium Walloons, Germans, Scandinavians and Africans — both free and enslaved — working, and drinking, themselves to exhaustion or trading for lucrative beaver pelts or bear skins with the area’s indigenous tribes.
—Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
When the production is at full pelt, everything works in thrilling sync.
—David Benedict, Variety, 19 July 2024
The tiny ferret-like creatures, also known as pine martens, were hunted to near extinction for their pelts.
—Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Starting in the 19th century, though, eager to meet demand for koala pelts from clothing makers abroad, settlers hunted so many of the marsupials that they were eventually driven to near extinction, particularly in the south.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
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“Pelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelt. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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