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
If that weren’t bad enough, she is impaled by a hook, which pulls her out of her ride.
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
The Hyde hottie was kind enough to give his master a five-second head start before eventually impaling her with his killer claws.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Aug. 2025
If your throat, tonsils, esophagus, stomach, or intestines are impaled by the bristle, your gastrointestinal contents can leak out, potentially leading to an infection in the neck, chest, or abdomen.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
Across his 45 years in the role, Braeden's Victor has framed others and been framed for murder, been impaled by an arrow, survived a building collapse, gotten amnesia, engaged in corporate espionage, and much more.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 July 2025
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
The Hyde hottie was kind enough to give his master a five-second head start before eventually impaling her with his killer claws.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Aug. 2025
If your throat, tonsils, esophagus, stomach, or intestines are impaled by the bristle, your gastrointestinal contents can leak out, potentially leading to an infection in the neck, chest, or abdomen.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
Across his 45 years in the role, Braeden's Victor has framed others and been framed for murder, been impaled by an arrow, survived a building collapse, gotten amnesia, engaged in corporate espionage, and much more.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impale
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Castillo was stabbed to death before her attackers allegedly cut open her abdomen, according to an autopsy cited by the outlet.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of the stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, the state legislature introduced a bill to crack down on bail for violent offenders, drawing praise from one crime expert.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Police have said there were people inside the ABC10 offices when three gunshots pierced a window on the north side of the building.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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His right ribs were broken and his right lung was punctured as armor-piercing bullets went in one side and out the other.—
Claire Harbage,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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In under a few minutes, the device can puncture small microchannels in the skin.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The chain is generating the same reaction in Finneytown, a suburban Cincinnati neighborhood where a new Dutch Bros on Winton Road is causing locals to pick sides.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Others pick the fluids up in trucks and send them across Europe and the world.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Zandi isn’t alone in decrying how stuck the housing market has become.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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One attendee, who stuck in Linklater’s memory, was a philosophy major.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Winkler took Waddell behind the door he was meant to burst out from and started to jab him.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Impale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impale. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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