bayoneted

variants also bayonetted
Definition of bayonetednext
past tense of bayonet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayoneted
Verb
  • So too were perforated and extended earlobes, in older men and women hanging down well below their chins like fleshy rings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • For the separator, small pieces of PET were flattened and carefully perforated with hot needles.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Thus, taxpayers are often stuck financing underperforming government programs riddled with waste and outright fraud, as was the case in the recent $30 billion scandal that afflicted the state’s unemployment insurance program.
    Lanhee J. Chen, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As bullets riddled the car, amid the chaos of glass exploding and pain in her shoulder, Crispin heard Padilla Vélez say he'd been shot.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Orlando then punched back with a 21-5 run to open the first six minutes of the fourth quarter.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • This Polare leather passport wallet, $34, has a round slot punched into the exterior that’s the perfect size for an Apple AirTag.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • As disturbing clues emerge and a shadowy figure traps Whitney in a deadly game of survival, mother and daughter are thrust onto parallel paths of terror.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The brothers, captains for their respective teams, were thrust into the national hockey spotlight thanks to their performance, and fighting skills, for Team USA in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This is not the first time Cornyn has poked fun at Paxton’s romantic history.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Jacksonville incident poked at the tension.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Bayoneted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayoneted. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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