Thesaurus results for HARPOONED

harpooned

verb

past tense of harpoon

as in stabbed

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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During the dispute, the female allegedly stabbed the male multiple times.

— CBS News Miami Digital Team, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Witnesses have said that Anthony, a Black student from Centennial High School, stabbed Austin Metcalf, a white Memorial High student, after Metcalf tried to remove Anthony from the Memorial tent at the April 2025 track meet.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of stabbed

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The solar panel that powers the camera was punctured and shattered.

— Haley Parsley August 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The barrel had been punctured several times and dumped far offshore, Spencer said, but whoever discarded the remains likely never imagined the reservoir’s shoreline would one day retract hundreds of feet.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of punctured

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Investigators believe the bullet that pierced the restaurant window was fired from inside a passing vehicle on Vista Village Drive.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Poy was wounded in a second land mine explosion that pierced his face and body with shrapnel and killed three of his colleagues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of jabbed

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No league was picked clean this offseason more thoroughly than the American, with four head coaches moving to Power 4 jobs and bringing players with them.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Southlake Carroll ramping up Southlake Carroll’s offense picked its moments to strike downfield.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of picked

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Investors are wondering if the rally could mark a turning point for bitcoin, whose price has been stuck in a prolonged slump since October, ahead of a seasonally bullish period for the coin.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
For the past few years, Florida’s housing market has been stuck in a strange kind of standoff.

— Justin Onorato, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

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