belted

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In that crafted scene he lifted his chin and belted a longing Caribbean ballad, “Jamaica Farewell.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

A big backer of the coalition government, who even belted out Marvin Gaye on the Lib Dem conference stage and attempted to stand in the leafy south-west London constituency of Richmond Park.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

At the 2024 Oscars, Ryan Gosling, reprising his role as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s 2023 movie “Barbie,” donned a bedazzled pink suit and belted the ballad “I’m Just Ken.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

The Blue Jays threatened with two outs in the sixth when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belted a double to left field.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Dede ponders, rewinding back to the exact moment when she belted that ball.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez