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
The most recent fatality was in 2009, when a 27-year-old from near Madrid slipped and was gored by the left horn of a rogue bull named Capuchino.
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Although no one was injured in this instance, earlier this week, a man was gored by a bison at the park after a group of tourists encroached on its space, as reported by The Associated Press.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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.
—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
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Although no one was injured in this instance, earlier this week, a man was gored by a bison at the park after a group of tourists encroached on its space, as reported by The Associated Press.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gore
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Castillo was stabbed to death before her attackers allegedly cut open her abdomen, according to an autopsy cited by the outlet.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of the stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, the state legislature introduced a bill to crack down on bail for violent offenders, drawing praise from one crime expert.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Drones, a swift water team, cadaver dogs and GoPros punctured the peace in the tranquil and majestic mountains and triggered a closure of the Enchantments, an area popular for backcountry hiking and camping, as law enforcement scoured the forest for any signs of the bearded Army veteran.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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The bullet missed Emenheiser and punctured a hot water heater.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Transfer to oven, and bake until apples are tender when pierced with a wooden pick, about 25 minutes.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, when the world shut down because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rowan continued to operate by sending nurses to people’s homes to get their ears pierced.—
Jennifer Liu
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Winkler took Waddell behind the door he was meant to burst out from and started to jab him.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ruud made a big push at the start of the second set, looking to basically stick a fork in the match by winning the 28-year-old American’s initial service game.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Neither of them stuck, but ideas kept coming.—
Jennifer Liu
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Think of how its annual college draft gives the previous season’s worst-performing team the chance to pick the best player among that year’s intake from the university level.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Defensively, the Seahawks bedeviled Kyler Murray last year (seven sacks, three picks in a two-game sweep) and the Hawks’ D is better now.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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As stated, the rules committee is starting to crack down on any sort of action that would be deemed as unsportsmanlike, and that was evident in Week 1 when Eagles star Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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But these surveys, many of them credible and worth considering, often spit out different data, allowing interested readers to draw different, sometimes contradictory, conclusions.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Gore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gore. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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