as in stabbing
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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 jabbing
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders.
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Donald G. McNeil Jr,
Washington Post,
1 June 2026
The president has kept up his criticism of Leo, jabbing the pope in a May 4 interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on the eve of Rubio’s visit.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
In the 10 months since, Colbert has not held back, regularly jabbing his network, its new owners’ cozy relationship with the president and reports that his show was hemorrhaging $40 million a year.
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Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Another firefighter told investigators Lewin also choked the patient after jabbing his eyes.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
For a piece in this week’s issue, Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician and a contributing writer, investigated this growing industry, speaking to the doctors who are tinkering with compounds and the users gamely jabbing themselves in a quest for self-optimization.
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Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Where their debut roars, jabbing with hooks, Two Wheels Move the Soul instead inverts the noise until the sound becomes pillowy and comforting.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
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Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.
—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders.
—
Donald G. McNeil Jr,
Washington Post,
1 June 2026
The president has kept up his criticism of Leo, jabbing the pope in a May 4 interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on the eve of Rubio’s visit.
—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
In the 10 months since, Colbert has not held back, regularly jabbing his network, its new owners’ cozy relationship with the president and reports that his show was hemorrhaging $40 million a year.
—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Another firefighter told investigators Lewin also choked the patient after jabbing his eyes.
—
Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
For a piece in this week’s issue, Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician and a contributing writer, investigated this growing industry, speaking to the doctors who are tinkering with compounds and the users gamely jabbing themselves in a quest for self-optimization.
—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Where their debut roars, jabbing with hooks, Two Wheels Move the Soul instead inverts the noise until the sound becomes pillowy and comforting.
—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabbing
Adjective
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Mulligan delivers lacerating fragility, while Isaac turns Josh’s accommodating nature into a pathology, but both characters are littered with backstory details that Beef leaves hanging.
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The same could be said for Howe’s lacerating self-flagellation afterwards.
Verb
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The film centers on a New York murder trial where a teenage boy is accused of stabbing his abusive dad and a jury has the kid's fate in their hands.
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In one instance, the suspect is accused of personally taking part in the killing by stabbing a victim in the chest with a knife, the prosecutors said.
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Located in Florina, in northwestern Greece, the region lies on a high plateau ringed by jagged peaks, with freshwater lakes below.
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An important entry to the New Queer Cinema canon, Kar-wai’s drama is passionate, moody, and deeply evocative, tracing the jagged edges of an on-again, off-again romance in seedy 1990s Buenos Aires.
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On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.
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Where there’s normally carpet or hardwood floors, there are rocks, puncturing bare feet with each step.
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Still, the glimpses of freedom Clark offers are all the more piercing for their rarity.
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The ping of pickleball play produces a uniquely piercing and repetitive sound that has led to contentious lawsuits and controversies across the entire country, including just north in Fox Point, as the sport has rapidly grown in popularity over the last few years.
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Bryce Eldridge handled the rest, picking Schmitt’s throw out of the dirt to complete the double play.
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The studio showed strong instincts when picking creative partners on the horror side, too.
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Working with 5 to 6 pieces at a time, remove fish from batter, allowing excess to drip back into bowl, and add to hot oil, briefly dragging fish along surface of oil to prevent sticking.
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Many Venezuelan news reports have avoided politically delicate questions related to the earthquake, such as the widespread collapse of buildings, sticking instead to safer stories about heroic rescues.
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“Jabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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