Thesaurus results for JAB

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noun

Definition of jab

as in punch

a quick thrust gave the jellyfish on the beach a cautious jab with my stick

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verb

ˈjab

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate

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Recent Examples of jab

Noun

The artist’s body of work includes jabs at consumerism, materialism, logomania and high-low dressing. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Inform your wife that the verbal jabs hurt you as much as the physical blows did. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

To explain this thinking, Lee jabs the New York Mets amid their disappointing MLB season. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Years ago, after Jake died, my instinct as a medical student was anger — clenching my teeth and jabbing a pen into my notepad, making a line of inky holes along the margin. — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jab

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jab

Noun

Slicing $50 off knocks JBL’s latest battery-toting heavy hitter into sweet-spot pricing and gives you serious acoustic punch and endless endurance.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
The one-two punch of a higher-than-usual tide and weeks of heavy rain submerged South Florida streets this weekend and put the region under a coastal flood advisory.

— Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of punch

Verb

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot appeared to be trying to crash the aircraft after stabbing the other pilot.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later said one of the pilots stabbed the other and apparently attempted to crash the aircraft, which was carrying mostly Israeli passengers.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of stab

Noun

What’s different at Guard and Grace is Guard, who’s Hawaiian-born, has traveled widely and isn’t afraid to put Pop Rocks into a poke or craft a country ham tasting paired with pimento cheese.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
There are also some poke bowls and hot entrées like teriyaki broiled eel over rice on the menu.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of poke

Verb

Like the earlier series, this one readily acknowledges how real-world horrors can puncture even a relative safe space like Hillman.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
That notion reached its pinnacle after the Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game but was punctured by their 40-22 clobbering at the hands of the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of puncture

Verb

Sherrill picked Caldwell as her running mate in July 2025 and named him as her administration’s secretary of state in December 2025 after the pair won their November election by a double-digit margin.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
Joe says picking Katie is either going to work out great for them or backfire.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pick

Verb

But as a viewer, at least, watching American Horror Story feels more than ever like being stuck in some sort of hell.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026
If you have ever been stuck in traffic wishing your car could sprout wings, Samson Sky has been working on something pretty close.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026