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verb

Definition of harpoon

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object she deftly harpooned a shrimp with her skewer and held it over the fire

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Verb

The chaos allows a Triarchy ship to harpoon Jace's dragon, Vermax, dragging the flailing creature down into the ocean, along with Rhaenyra's heir. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026

Noun

Shop owner John Sylvia is sticking to his guns, or antique whaling harpoon cannons. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026 Bornemann regularly sources swordfish, but his is caught by hand harpoon. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for harpoon

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Up to this point, Ghostface victims have been stabbed with Buck 120 hunting knives, crushed by garage doors, shot, electrocuted, and thrown off rooftops in ferocious, balls-to-the-wall Scream fashion.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
The Sheriff’s Office has blamed the crowding in part on Iryna’s Law, legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s Blue Line light rail in 2025.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of stab

Noun

Begin at the Fountain of Neptune, whose trident inspired the emblem Mario Maserati designed for the company, first used in 1926.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Hermann and Hargitay were Zeus and Hera, naturally, while their kids appeared to be Poseidon (with the trident), Ares and Apollo.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of trident

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And the beep, beep, beep of the garbage trucks preparing the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for sunrise and another day of tennis pierced the moments of silence.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
At her job, Sofia meets a young, up-and-coming American author (Patrick Schwarzenegger) who seems incapable of answering any question without giving her a long, piercing look first.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of pierce

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Florida State’s band completed its pregame festivities, including Chief Osceola’s planting the spear atop Renegade at midfield after the coin toss.

— David Ubben, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
What mattered was that the project ignored the fact that a ship is nothing but the tip of a very long logistical, regulatory, and infrastructure spear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of spear

Verb

But fans’ growing distrust of airtight competition could threaten to puncture sky-high media rights.

— Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
The crash broke more than a dozen ribs, punctured her lungs and left her with spinal cord injuries that left her in a wheelchair.

— Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of puncture

Noun

Additionally, objects of cultural patrimony such as five pairs of moccasins, one coupstick, one Cheyenne cradle board and one lance were returned in the ceremony.

— News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026
As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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