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bayoneted

verb

variants also bayonetted

past tense of bayonet

as in perforated

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The Test Kitchen prefers perforated grill baskets ($30, Amazon).

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026
This fat line fed a series of narrower pipes in the tower, which ran along the corners of every floor, wall, and ceiling, and were perforated to spray gas into the rooms.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

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Marcee Gray, the defendant’s estranged wife, testified their son was riddled with anxiety, easily agitated and had panic attacks.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
The dough is thinner, and crisper than an Argentine empanada, with an amber, wonton-like crust riddled with bubbles.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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In Memphis, Tennessee, residents are exhausted at being thrust into the national discourse over crime and safety.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
The ongoing, high-profile trial has thrust the topic of maternal mental health—and postpartum psychosis in particular—into the national spotlight.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

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Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Let sit at room temperature until buns are puffed and expanded to edges of muffin cups (dough will spring back when poked but hold a slight indentation), 25–35 minutes.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of poked

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