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
Within the New York headquarters for Sony Pictures, dressed in a chocolate brown tracksuit ensemble in January, O'Connell, 35, seems surprised to hear how one cosplayer recreated the look of Remmick impaled by a guitar for a fan convention last year.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
The impact caused part of the third rail to impale the vehicle’s gas tank and shred the first passenger car of the train.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
From the outside, Will manages to tap into his powers and overwhelm Vecna with his newfound confidence, snapping Vecna’s arm and allowing Eleven to impale his body on the Mind Flayer’s thorns.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Two decades later, Richard Meier & Partners stirred up a new round of anger with a plan to impale the original building with a white-steel-and-glass stake.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
The impact caused part of the third rail to impale the vehicle’s gas tank and shred the first passenger car of the train.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
From the outside, Will manages to tap into his powers and overwhelm Vecna with his newfound confidence, snapping Vecna’s arm and allowing Eleven to impale his body on the Mind Flayer’s thorns.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Two decades later, Richard Meier & Partners stirred up a new round of anger with a plan to impale the original building with a white-steel-and-glass stake.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impale
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The non-profit also found a teenager who stabbed people outside a mosque in Turkey appeared to have been influenced by nihilistic subcultures.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The 22-year-old daughter of Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband Saturday in what police said was an apparent botched murder-suicide.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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From another ward not too far away, the piercing screams of a patient are audible.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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The dress was a reference to Thierry Mugler’s bold and iconic spring couture 1998 runway show, in which Erica Vanbriel modeled the original nipple piercing dress.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
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The episode has punctured Preckwinkle’s reputation for managerial skill — a primary reason this page has endorsed her in previous elections despite some disagreements with other aspects of her record.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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One of the bullets struck Boyd in the abdomen, traveled through his body, and ultimately punctured one of his lungs.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Former Mayor Eric Garcetti picked Wasserman, a close friend, more than a decade ago to run the Olympics.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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These unheralded accomplishments reflect why Robert Isom was picked as the successor to his legendary predecessor, Doug Parker, in the first place.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The crucial employment snapshot is slightly delayed because of the brief government shutdown and will show whether the trajectory improved for the US labor market, which has been stuck in a low-hire and low-fire lull.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The littlest boy pulled out a strikingly large gun and stuck it in my face.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Where Volkanovski is clearly better is at distance, using his technique to kick at Lopes and jab him.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Donalds also used the opportunity to jab at Democratic gubernatorial rivals David Jolly and, particularly, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Impale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impale. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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