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
The Ghostface killer attacks them, leaving two dead, including Lucas, impaled on a sharp beer tap handle.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Lean too hard on one wall of the kitchen, and you might actually be impaled.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
The pole flew under her car and impaled her in the stomach.
—Joy Benedict, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
And if their incisors grow too long, the animals can fatally impale their lower jaw, the National Wildlife Federation said.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Lean too hard on one wall of the kitchen, and you might actually be impaled.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
The pole flew under her car and impaled her in the stomach.
—Joy Benedict, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
And if their incisors grow too long, the animals can fatally impale their lower jaw, the National Wildlife Federation said.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impale
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Smith lived in Brownsville, less than a mile from where he was stabbed, according to cops.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Authorities are searching for a suspect after a woman was stabbed to death and another was injured inside of a single-family home on Monday morning.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Nikki is tall, pierced, and punk rock; her pink hair is shaved down the sides and forms a floppy mohawk up top.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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The bullet struck his heart, piercing his aorta, Kenny said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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As anachronisms constantly threaten to puncture the illusion, the cast stays wry, nimble and self-conscious in order to locate plot points and jokes that reinforce the golden-age radio setting, scribbling notes and introducing characters that propel them through ludicrous narrative arcs.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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The hero worship was eventually punctured, though, and in the nineteenth century Leonardo and Michelangelo would become the twin heads of Renaissance art genius.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Nothing says summer quite like picking the ripe homegrown tomato straight from your garden.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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Shop more Tiny Tags Mother’s Day picks below, including under-$100 Amazon finds.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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One day after the fights, a toddler managed to crawl under a fence at Hersheypark's ZooAmerica and stick his hand into the wolf enclosure while his parents were reportedly distracted on their cell phones.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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When a person breathes these particles, they can get stuck in the lungs and move into the bloodstream, causing irritation and inflammation.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The public jabs from the president have angered some Catholics, the single largest religious denomination in the United States, according to Pew Research Center.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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For a piece in this week’s issue, Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician and a contributing writer, investigated this growing industry, speaking to the doctors who are tinkering with compounds and the users gamely jabbing themselves in a quest for self-optimization.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Impale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impale. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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