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
Tiffany falls from her balcony and is fatally impaled by the staircase baluster, and Nancy is hit in the head with a trophy by Lori.
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Jane Lacroix, People.com, 24 May 2025
Earlier this month, an American tourist had to undergo emergency surgery after he was impaled on a spire after trying to climb over a fence surrounding the ancient Roman colosseum.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
An american tourist climbed over the fence at the Colosseum and impaled himself on a spike.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Like Hal and Bill’s Aunt Ida (Sarah Levy) accidentally setting her head on fire before getting impaled on the business end of a real estate sign.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jane Lacroix, People.com, 24 May 2025
Earlier this month, an American tourist had to undergo emergency surgery after he was impaled on a spire after trying to climb over a fence surrounding the ancient Roman colosseum.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
An american tourist climbed over the fence at the Colosseum and impaled himself on a spike.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Like Hal and Bill’s Aunt Ida (Sarah Levy) accidentally setting her head on fire before getting impaled on the business end of a real estate sign.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impale
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In 2010, a kayaker in the Florida Keys had her lung punctured when a fish leapt out of the water and stabbed her in the back.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Police are investigating after three people were stabbed at a beach in New London on Sunday.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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She was found on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake that had pierced the front of her left shoulder and was sticking out the back of her arm by about 1 foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told ABC News.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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The scepter pierced the ground of the Huanacaure mountain, and so rose the glimmering empire of Cuzco.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Steering column was pushed into his chest, broke his ribs, rib punctured his heart.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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Another teen girl was stabbed, her lung punctured, during the melee.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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This year, the program is running twice as long and with four times the number of attractions to pick from.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
8 July 2025
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Readers clearly have no problem picking favorites, with the top properties located mostly in major travel destinations like Mumbai, New Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur, and Agra.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Courts can’t stick their heads in the sand to an obvious way that a new technology might severely harm the incentive to create, just because the issue has not come up before.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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Resist the urge to stick exclusively with people from the same background who all see the world the same way.—
Robert E. Siegel,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Nearly 150 people were jabbed with syringes during a street music festival in France, the country’s interior ministry said, adding that authorities had arrested at least 12 suspects.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
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The sequence was designed to mimic a human yawn, but one could be forgiven for thinking the fleshy android had just been unpleasantly jabbed with something sharp.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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“Impale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impale. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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