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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jab

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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

Roh also stressed Samsung's commitment to an open, pervasive AI ecosystem, where AI works quietly across devices like SmartThings, a subtle jab at competitors. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 If Clase’s home run in the second was an uppercut, then Toronto’s offense in the third was a barrage of jabs. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Verb

Angry fingers jab at the California Public Utilities Commission, perhaps more vigorously than at the utilities themselves. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 21 June 2026 Continue reading … OUT OF LEFT FIELD — Tom Hanks jokingly jabs MS NOW while speaking with reporter live on the network. — FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for jab

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Noun

The former pro boxer hyped him up as the audience cheered and, once on stage, performed a fake-out punch over Hernández’s head.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
Rocky Graziano scores a technical knockout with a barrage of 30 punches against Tony Zale in the sixth round to win the world middleweight boxing title.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of punch

Verb

DaSilva is then seen approaching a man sitting on an electrical box and is captured making stabbing motions at the man, who ran away and was later found with fatal stab wounds, police say.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Jordan Harbst, 25, was ambushed and stabbed to death early July 6 while riding a scooter home along the Greenbelt, prosecutors said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

Definition of stab

Noun

At about 17 seconds, the driver’s leg pokes from the car and steps onto the deck of the bridge.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
This fresh summer berry cake, topped with rich mascarpone frosting, is an upgrade to traditional poke cake as the berries replace the gelatin or pudding mix filling.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

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Explosions rock Damascus Damascus’ tense post-revolution serenity was punctured on July 2 by the bombing of a café near the Justice Ministry that killed nine people and wounded dozens.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
One settler brandished a knife and tried to puncture the tires of CNN’s vehicle.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of puncture

Verb

In his first international meeting with England, Messi had a pair of assists on two late-match daggers that pierced through the hearts of Three Lions’ players and supporters.

— Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Finally, in 2024 in Chicago, in an accidental shooting, the same bullet pierced a 16-year-old boy and a policeman.

— Cal Chengqi Fang, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Definition of pierce

Verb

Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
There also is the NBA salary-cap carveout allowing teams to pay second-round picks even less than the minimum-salary scale.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026