bayoneted

variants also bayonetted
past tense of bayonet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayoneted
Verb
  • The bag can be carried by hand or worn on the shoulder or cross-body, thanks to the detachable handle and perforated cotton shoulder strap.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • For the separator, small PET pieces the size of postage stamps were flattened and perforated with hot needles, optimizing current flow through the liquid electrolyte.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Another body riddled with stab wounds.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The San Francisco 49ers have been riddled by injuries throughout the first eight weeks of the 2025 NFL season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Things reached a nadir in December 2023 when Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca stormed onto the pitch at the end of a game and punched a referee, Halil Umut Meler, in the head.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Phoenix police have offered two accounts of what happened the night a pair of off-duty officers stood by as a man was fatally punched outside a downtown club.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The incident came after a tense year for Harvard students, teachers and staff who were thrust into the national spotlight amid the White House’s push to reshape higher education.
    Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • From product recalls to workplace discrimination, to customer mistreatment scandals, CEOs are often thrust into the spotlight and forced to apologize.
    Prachi Gala, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Lovato poked fun at herself, dressing as a meme from 2014.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Marcus poked out his bottom lip, but no whining this time.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Bayoneted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayoneted. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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