as in stabs
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
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But Min-su ends up hyperventilating as Nam-gyu stabs her to death anyway.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024 -
After he's caught red-handed, the pilot goes to confront him when the captain stabs him before throwing him overboard.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The protagonist picks themselves up again only to ultimately end up in a bad situation.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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Both players were consensus top ten picks early on in the draft process, but now often fall to the teens or early twenties.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, data set to be released later this week could give a glimpse as to what, if anything, could be coming down the pike.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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More than one-third (35 percent) are actively bracing for the future with an anxious eye toward what new trade policy might be coming down the pike, and 59 percent are concerned about what could happen now or in the future.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
12 May 2025
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“Harpoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harpoons. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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