Thesaurus results for IMPALE

impale

verb

im-ˈpāl

Definition of impale

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object impale a marshmallow or two on that stick and let's start toasting

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Recent Examples of impale Jerrod's fingers are cut off before he's impaled in front of a crowd, including a distraught Kitana. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 May 2026 The group was tracking a black rhino fitted with a GPS device when the rhino charged out of the brush and impaled Van Jaarsveld with its horn. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026 The black rhino, which weighed approximately 2,900 pounds, charged at van Jaarsveld and fatally impaled him. — Ryan Brennan april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 Lind — despite being stabbed in the eye and impaled with a samurai sword — managed to survive the attack. — Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impale

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DaSilva is then seen approaching a man sitting on an electrical box and is captured making stabbing motions at the man, who ran away and was later found with fatal stab wounds, police say.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Jordan Harbst, 25, was ambushed and stabbed to death early July 6 while riding a scooter home along the Greenbelt, prosecutors said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

Definition of stab

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According to the artist who made it, John Buckley, and the owner of the home pierced by the shark, Bill Heine, the work was meant as a protest against the recent bombing of Libya, nuclear power and nuclear war, among other things.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Much of the campaign focused on educating beachgoers about the presence of the quirky birds known for their piercing calls and habit of using their razor sharp bills to crack open oysters and mussels.

— Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of pierce

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Explosions rock Damascus Damascus’ tense post-revolution serenity was punctured on July 2 by the bombing of a café near the Justice Ministry that killed nine people and wounded dozens.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
One settler brandished a knife and tried to puncture the tires of CNN’s vehicle.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of puncture

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Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
There also is the NBA salary-cap carveout allowing teams to pay second-round picks even less than the minimum-salary scale.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of pick

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The heron dropped it to jab at it, presumably to kill it for good, then lifted her head up so her bill was pointing skyward, and down the hatch went the whole gopher.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Zverev, who won the French Open and is seeking back-to-back Grand Slam titles, uses an insulin pen when needed to jab the top of his thigh during changeovers on court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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