as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
I'll hand ye a few welts with me stick and then we'll see how ye feel!
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Recent Examples of welt
The ball sent Miller’s hat flying off his head and left the 25-year-old former starter with a large red welt on his forehead.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Her skort was made of houndstooth and included front welt pockets.
—Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
The two most common types are hives—raised welts that are itchy, red, and uncomfortable—and eczema, which is characterized by dry, itchy, and inflamed skin.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 2 May 2025
The victim had a large welt on his left temple and numerous red marks on his scalp.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Her skort was made of houndstooth and included front welt pockets.
—Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
The two most common types are hives—raised welts that are itchy, red, and uncomfortable—and eczema, which is characterized by dry, itchy, and inflamed skin.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 2 May 2025
The victim had a large welt on his left temple and numerous red marks on his scalp.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welt
Noun
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The title bout bore out as a chess match, as the ISL school traded blows with one of the top MIAA teams from the South Shore.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
19 July 2025
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Smith shoved the gun in the guy’s gut, took the blow, then left.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
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Laws adds that this space is right off the white-wallpapered living room, so walking into it brings an unexpected visual punch.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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My partner called out numbers on the spot, with each number representing a punch.—
Elise Devlin,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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So this isn’t a slap at the spending aspect of CUT.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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So the defense went out of its way to present witnesses who could corroborate Ventura Fine’s striking allegations of abuse. Of the slaps, punches and most of all the kicks delivered to the bodies of young women.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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In its new stage form—with a book by Lisa Loomer and Nell Benjamin and music and lyrics by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez—those gaps of time make no difference to the force with which the looming presence of ICE in the life of its characters lands with a cruel thud in the chest.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The other shoe dropped with an unsettling thud recently when White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt openly gay-bashed in defense of her controversial boss.—
Louis Balsamo,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson give this team just enough thump to be dangerous.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The team pulled off a shocking blockbuster by landing franchise slugger Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox, immediately filling its need for some left-handed thump in the batting order.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Hence the massive hit to those insurers this month.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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While celebrating the surprise hit that would spawn four sequels, two directed by DeMonaco and all scripted by him, the filmmaker talked with a busboy.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 July 2025
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Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are both possibilities when people are outside during high heat.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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This is followed by a power stroke, deriving net power from the engine.—
David Blekhman,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The comment quickly stirred debate online—some viewed it as a swipe at Dr. Dre, while others interpreted it as Quik simply affirming his own stature as a production powerhouse whose contributions have long flown under the radar.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
23 July 2025
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On Thursday, the White House cast Trump’s earlier criticisms as swipes at Democrats.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
18 July 2025
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“Welt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welt. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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