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Recent Examples of jabbing
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
Yet the reception was precisely as if Happy Mondays had made a surprise appearance—people jabbing the air, hips swinging with merry abandon, wearing the sort of grins usually observed under bucket hats.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
The German comes out fast, jabbing and punching.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Even Kendall Vertes, who also starred on Dance Moms, posted a TikTok video playfully jabbing at the fact that Siwa was in anything but her casual outfits.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Riyadh Season opened with a punch — literally — as viral clips showed Mike Tyson jabbing YouTube star MrBeast alongside Saudi entertainment chief Turki Al-Sheikh.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Daniel yells after jabbing his net into the bank.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Though none of the celebrity moms in question have publicly spoken about the drama, earlier this week, Koma, whom has also produced several of Duff's songs in the past, shared a meme to his Instagram Story jabbing Tisdale French's piece in The Cut.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
Yet the reception was precisely as if Happy Mondays had made a surprise appearance—people jabbing the air, hips swinging with merry abandon, wearing the sort of grins usually observed under bucket hats.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
The German comes out fast, jabbing and punching.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Even Kendall Vertes, who also starred on Dance Moms, posted a TikTok video playfully jabbing at the fact that Siwa was in anything but her casual outfits.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Riyadh Season opened with a punch — literally — as viral clips showed Mike Tyson jabbing YouTube star MrBeast alongside Saudi entertainment chief Turki Al-Sheikh.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Daniel yells after jabbing his net into the bank.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabbing
Verb
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He’s suspected of stabbing 30-year-old mom Eliza Morales about 70 times, killing her and her unborn child before setting her home on fire, prosecutors have alleged in court.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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North Carolina lawmakers have called a federal judge’s order locking them out of the ongoing criminal investigative file on the August Charlotte light rail stabbing unconstitutional.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Testing is also challenging, as finding a leak requires puncturing the spinal canal, which can create new leaks.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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The past two months of mostly sideways churn within 3% of record highs for the S & P 500 has helped to rebalance the market, puncturing the aggressive sense of destiny around many AI plays, subduing some speculative misbehavior and allowing valuations to settle.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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According to the Daily Mail, Rebecca Loos, David Beckham’s former personal assistant, had a few things to say about the long-simmering family drama, which exploded into public view Monday after 26-year-old Brooklyn Beckham posted a lacerating take-down of his parents on Instagram.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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In the film, director Marina Zenovich reminds Chase of the joke that offended Sweeney, best remembered for his lacerating impression of then-first lady Nancy Reagan.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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They have been placed one by one atop dressmaker pins, piercing the appendage all over.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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The iconic spire of the Sustainability & Innovation Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai rises in the background, subtly piercing the mist.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Similarly, George Crumb’s 1970 Black Angels, composed in response to the Vietnam War, includes jagged marks that approximate the sound of helicopters.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Giles Deacon blue and green jagged stripe) as a base option.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The recent first-time Emmy nominee is being careful picking new roles.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Flanking Arraez at first base will likely be Rafael Devers, who is still learning the position after picking it up last season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Spray the rack with cooking spray to keep food from sticking.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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The network quickly moved to censor a transgressive sitcom parody where soon-to-be-Ramones-manager Danny Fields tries to cure a TV repairman’s hemorrhoids by sticking a lightbulb up his ass.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Jabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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