loft
noun
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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On one wall is a basketball hoop, where new running back LeSean McCoy was lofting up shots as he headed out the door for a meeting.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2019