as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
she deftly harpooned a shrimp with her skewer and held it over the fire
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Recent Examples of harpoon
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Additional lines and a harpoon followed before the hunters subdued the gator.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Reynolds claimed to have met the first mate of a whale ship who battled the great one with a darting harpoon and hundreds of feet of 3/4-inch line flying from the rope tub.
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Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Ali reportedly tried to use a handheld harpoon while trying to access the apartment through the house’s front door before trying to break a window and smash his way inside.
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David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Giannis off Heat table The harpoon might have been sharpened, and there, at least for a brief period, was a whale to chase.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Additional lines and a harpoon followed before the hunters subdued the gator.
—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Reynolds claimed to have met the first mate of a whale ship who battled the great one with a darting harpoon and hundreds of feet of 3/4-inch line flying from the rope tub.
—
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Ali reportedly tried to use a handheld harpoon while trying to access the apartment through the house’s front door before trying to break a window and smash his way inside.
—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for harpoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harpoon
Verb
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After Emii’s killing, Bland stabbed and attempted to shoot herself but was unable to because of the extent of her injuries, Handfield said, after the voices in her head were giving her those commands.
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If you are stabbed in the neck outside a LA restaurant, pray Amy Adams is dining at the same establishment.
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The Kings’ success will rest in how well Los Angeles adapts to Laviolette’s coaching trident.
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In 2023, the Seattle Mariners introduced a 6-feet, 6-inch tall metal trident that a home run hitter shows off after going deep.
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The song’s spacious production lets its piercing saxophone riffs dissipate into silence, only for borderline obnoxious horns to swirl them back into rhythm.
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
Noun
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After baking, top these snacks with a tiny cornichon spear.
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Another spear hit Vermax from a ship.
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Commentary and opinions In his latest column, Michael Hiltzik punctures the myth of Alan Greenspan, whose policies gave us the Great Recession.
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Where there’s normally carpet or hardwood floors, there are rocks, puncturing bare feet with each step.
Noun
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Those Swiss guards would take that halberd and just take you down.
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The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.
Verb
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Angry fingers jab at the California Public Utilities Commission, perhaps more vigorously than at the utilities themselves.
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Continue reading … OUT OF LEFT FIELD — Tom Hanks jokingly jabs MS NOW while speaking with reporter live on the network.
Noun
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Bottom cleaners use lances to scrape biofoul off hulls.
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Um dos lances mais bonitos da nossa história.
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“Harpoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harpoon. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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