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
And second, Charlie could easily have fallen a little bit differently and ended up impaled on wrought iron, so this seems like a very risky move.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 June 2025
An lifeguard was impaled by a windswept umbrella the morning of June 25 in Asbury Park, a beachfront city of about 15,000 residents on New Jersey's central coast.
—Dan Radel, USA Today, 27 June 2025
What follows is a roughly 12-minute sequence which begins with woozy revelations and ends with someone’s hand being impaled by a steak knife — a standout set piece that’s both a showcase and a pacesetter for the rest of the film.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
After trying to convince the disgruntled clerk to take it off his hands, the monkey bangs its drum, causing a harpoon gun on display to impale the clerk and rip out his entrails.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 June 2025
An lifeguard was impaled by a windswept umbrella the morning of June 25 in Asbury Park, a beachfront city of about 15,000 residents on New Jersey's central coast.
—Dan Radel, USA Today, 27 June 2025
What follows is a roughly 12-minute sequence which begins with woozy revelations and ends with someone’s hand being impaled by a steak knife — a standout set piece that’s both a showcase and a pacesetter for the rest of the film.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
After trying to convince the disgruntled clerk to take it off his hands, the monkey bangs its drum, causing a harpoon gun on display to impale the clerk and rip out his entrails.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impale
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Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were stabbed to death in the middle of the night at their off-campus residence.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Kernodle died from lacerations to her heart and lungs, and she had been stabbed more than 50 times.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
24 July 2025
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The bullet pierced that victim’s left thigh, exiting then lodging in her right thigh.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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Reduce heat to low to maintain a simmer; simmer over low, covered, until broth mixture has thickened and steaks are tender when pierced with a fork, about 1 hour, stirring gravy and turning steaks every 15 minutes.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
20 July 2025
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Photos shared by both ABC News and Sky News show a Rolls-Royce engine — one of four on the plane — being punctured by the support beam of jet bridge.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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GameStop is auctioning an infamous stapler that punctured the screens of new Nintendo Switch 2 screens.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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Luckily, the Lions’ defense picked them up by not allowing a touchdown despite the Chargers starting with the ball at the Lions’ five-yard line.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The issue was, Boston's chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom failed to pick a lane.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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One of those sticking points has been a mammoth bond issue that is being pitched to voters in the November election.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Likely to jab at the president as a public fallout between the two over Trump’s spending bill boiled over.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The man jabbed the machete fully into his car toward his face.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
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“Impale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impale. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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