as in stabbed
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 gored
That incident, in June 2025, happened just about a month after a Florida man was gored and injured by a bison in Yellowstone's Lake Village area, where restaurants and hotels are located.
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Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Having survived elephant, buffalo and three leopard attacks in his life, along with bouts of tick bite fever, Charles died in 1940, at the age of 66, gored to death by an injured rhino.
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Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
The man — whose identity has not been released at this time — was gored by a buffalo being prepared for a ritual sacrifice.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
According to reports, the roughly 2,900-pound rhino burst from cover and fatally gored him before retreating back into the reserve.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Ricardo Ortiz was handling the bulls in their enclosures at La Malagueta, a historic bullring in Málaga, when one of the animals gored him, according to Lances de Futuro, the company organizing the bullfight.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
By the end of the story, characters have been shot, pierced by arrows, gored by a deer, and nearly burned to death in a barn fire.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
In 2024, an 83-year-old woman was severely injured after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said.
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Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Florida man gored by bison at Yellowstone park A prominent wolf that lived among Yellowstone's most famous wolf pack is believed to have been illegally shot and killed just outside the park last month, according to wildlife experts.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Having survived elephant, buffalo and three leopard attacks in his life, along with bouts of tick bite fever, Charles died in 1940, at the age of 66, gored to death by an injured rhino.
—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
The man — whose identity has not been released at this time — was gored by a buffalo being prepared for a ritual sacrifice.
—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
According to reports, the roughly 2,900-pound rhino burst from cover and fatally gored him before retreating back into the reserve.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Ricardo Ortiz was handling the bulls in their enclosures at La Malagueta, a historic bullring in Málaga, when one of the animals gored him, according to Lances de Futuro, the company organizing the bullfight.
—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
By the end of the story, characters have been shot, pierced by arrows, gored by a deer, and nearly burned to death in a barn fire.
—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
In 2024, an 83-year-old woman was severely injured after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said.
—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Florida man gored by bison at Yellowstone park A prominent wolf that lived among Yellowstone's most famous wolf pack is believed to have been illegally shot and killed just outside the park last month, according to wildlife experts.
—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gored
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Aemond kills the old man anyway, and then kills his sons, though not before being stabbed in the back himself.
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When Chox Choc’s uncle tried to intervene, the teen stabbed him in the heart as well, the prosecutor said.
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Watt had his lung punctured by the medical staff last season and will turn 32 in October.
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But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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And now, 44 years on, new generations of Villa fans could also cherish the moment when Buendia’s cross was jabbed in from close range by Morgan Rogers for the third, ensuring every Brummie in Istanbul could relax and soak in the game’s final 30 minutes.
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The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.
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Johnson was the first player picked by new Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri.
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In Wheeler’s recent story paneling a dozen scouts anonymously on draft prospects, not one picked Verhoeff as the best in the defense class.
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