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
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
And this slasher Santa Claus doesn't mess around, using an axe and a shotgun with deadly intention and also down for impaling people on deer antlers.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 July 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
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
And this slasher Santa Claus doesn't mess around, using an axe and a shotgun with deadly intention and also down for impaling people on deer antlers.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 July 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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But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Harrison stabs Prater with the needle and knocks the billionaire out.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The fatal knife wound pierced Martin's sternum before going into his heart.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.—
Brendan Rascius,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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That moment punctured the membrane between past and present for me.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Part art, part wishful history, and part showmanship that only careful materials science could puncture.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Forensic analysis of the bets placed, though, was enough to pick holes in the FA’s evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Big Sky, Montana Swift and Kelce have previously gone on romantic retreats to Big Sky – even being linked to the highly exclusive, members-only Yellowstone Club – so the couple could pick the luxurious mountain community as a serene wedding destination.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a city of 20 million people, where most sidewalks are dilapidated, getting stuck in slow-moving traffic can sound as loud as a rock concert.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Caribbean Club This dive bar in Key Largo is stuck in the 1960s in the best way possible.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Indian bucks would climb upon the rats’ huge nests — piles of sticks and rubbish as much as 10 feet high — and jab with long poles till the rats ran out.—
Robert Easton,
Outdoor Life,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Impale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impale. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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