as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close
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Recent Examples of gore
Officials warn to stay back from animals at Yellowstone
The NPS is warning visitors about maintaining proper space from wild animals at Yellowstone after a man was gored by a bison.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Bison snaps at Yellowstone tourist who got too close
A Yellowstone tourist was nearly gored by a bison earlier this month after trying to pet it.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The 30-year-old man was then gored, sustaining minor injuries.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 11 June 2025
Waymo suspends downtown Los Angeles service after 5 cars set on fire
Man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park after getting too close, NPS says
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Bison snaps at Yellowstone tourist who got too close
A Yellowstone tourist was nearly gored by a bison earlier this month after trying to pet it.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The 30-year-old man was then gored, sustaining minor injuries.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 11 June 2025
Waymo suspends downtown Los Angeles service after 5 cars set on fire
Man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park after getting too close, NPS says
Lawsuit
Costco
Santa Rosa
California
Mary Cunningham
Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gore
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But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Harrison stabs Prater with the needle and knocks the billionaire out.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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That moment punctured the membrane between past and present for me.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Part art, part wishful history, and part showmanship that only careful materials science could puncture.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fatal knife wound pierced Martin's sternum before going into his heart.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.—
Brendan Rascius,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Indian bucks would climb upon the rats’ huge nests — piles of sticks and rubbish as much as 10 feet high — and jab with long poles till the rats ran out.—
Robert Easton,
Outdoor Life,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
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In a city of 20 million people, where most sidewalks are dilapidated, getting stuck in slow-moving traffic can sound as loud as a rock concert.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Caribbean Club This dive bar in Key Largo is stuck in the 1960s in the best way possible.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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That distinction can also determine if insurance plans get to pick the company that does the external review.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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But instead, Tuchel picked a hungry, in-form squad and the players rewarded him by playing like this.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The collapse featured 11 penalties, the most notable of which coming on USF’s final drive when defensive tackle Brendan Bett spit on a USF player.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Gore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gore. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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