as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
impale a marshmallow or two on that stick and let's start toasting
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Recent Examples of impale
The group was tracking a black rhino fitted with a GPS device when the rhino charged out of the brush and impaled Van Jaarsveld with its horn.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
The black rhino, which weighed approximately 2,900 pounds, charged at van Jaarsveld and fatally impaled him.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Lind — despite being stabbed in the eye and impaled with a samurai sword — managed to survive the attack.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Back in the family’s house, the walking corpse shoves a boy onto the dishwasher, impaling him full of cutlery.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
The black rhino, which weighed approximately 2,900 pounds, charged at van Jaarsveld and fatally impaled him.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Lind — despite being stabbed in the eye and impaled with a samurai sword — managed to survive the attack.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Back in the family’s house, the walking corpse shoves a boy onto the dishwasher, impaling him full of cutlery.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impale
Verb
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The victim was stabbed in the torso at the fast casual diner located on Eighth Ave.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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The two were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on December 14.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
16 June 2026
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The close-up picture, which showcased Meeks' piercing blue eyes, endeared him to many despite his criminal past.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Players like Charlie Sifford (first Black player to earn a PGA Tour card), Lee Elder (first Black player in the Masters) and Calvin Peete (12 wins on the PGA Tour) are on the short list of African-Americans who pierced golf's racial barrier.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Guess explained that the suspects likely used a sharp object like a screwdriver or a pair of scissors to scrape and puncture the canvas.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
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Watt had his lung punctured by the medical staff last season and will turn 32 in October.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Dominic placed Asher on the back of his pick-up truck to capture the moment before entering the ballpark together, the first of many.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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This is when the debtor, aware that his vehicle is in jeopardy, makes an appointment, through the lender, to have a repossessor pick it up.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Messi stuck a boot back, corralled the ball, took a half-turn and fired a laser low and into the corner of the net past Zidane.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Nothing works — the gun is seized up, the bolt sticking on some unforeseen burr of filament as the plastic slowly breaks in.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders.—
Donald G. McNeil Jr,
Washington Post,
1 June 2026
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“Impale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impale. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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