Thesaurus results for IMPALES

impales

verb

present tense third-person singular of impale

as in stabs

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 impales Not long after, Jax Briggs (Mehcad Brooks) bites it in a separate fight with Shao Kahn, who brutally impales him with his hammer. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 May 2026 But then Linda goes chasing a wild boar through the jungle while toting a bamboo spear, and impales it to death in a gleefully gratuitous scene of CGI gore. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026 Thankfully, at that moment, the one survivor who escaped the Jimmies' clutches, a pregnant woman named Cathy (Mirren Mack) who has been hiding in the rafters watching these horrors unfold, unhitches a large hook that swings down and impales Jimmima in the back of the head. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026

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But before Bane can finish him off, Batman stabs a Batarang into a little knob on Bane’s wrist gauntlet, the one that controls his intake of Venom.

— Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
When Little Death stabs into their victim, there’s a geyser of blood, way more than could fit inside a human body.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of stabs

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That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
If a foreign object punctures the tread or sidewall, your tire can deflate slowly or quickly, depending on the puncture.

— Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of punctures

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Rookie third-round picks Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell will open the season as Dolphins starting receivers (at least in three-receiver sets), coach Jeff Hafley said Wednesday.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
The optional app usually picks appealing but innocuous images of travel scenes and animals as daily wallpapers on Windows PC desktops.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of picks

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Rather than immediately running toward his destination on the opposite side of the field, Jefferson jabs at the defender to create even more separation.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Vance, El-Sayed exchange jabs over spouse comments The dispute also took a personal turn as the vice president condemned El-Sayed for comments about second lady Usha Vance.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of jabs

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In any case, the epilogue sticks the landing and allows audiences to leave the theater feeling riled up rather than hopeless.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
The graphic below illustrates that Circati is not a centre-back who sticks a foot in too often, preferring to sit off and protect the space.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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