as in stabs
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 jabs
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The rat tail, his little jabs here and there.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Lowry got the brunt of several jabs throughout the weekend from the United States crowd, which may be the only bad part about being paired with Rory McIlroy at the Ryder Cup.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
DeChambeau’s teammates responded by suggesting that such jabs would only serve to unleash the Kraken.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The chaotic two-day meeting followed previous steps by Kennedy to limit access to vaccines, including the CDC's decision to drop Covid shot recommendations for healthy kids and pregnant women, and the Food and Drug Administration's limits on who can get new Covid jabs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Following a turbulent few weeks in the United States, South Park returned Wednesday with some fresh jabs at current events.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Only an Aries, like Lily, can take Barney’s jabs in a joking way.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The show has also taken jabs at Vice President JD Vance, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigrations and Custom Enforcement.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Haggard jabs Baird over mailers The race is already tense.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
After days of explosive online back-and-forth with Nicki Minaj (and a few jabs tossed toward JT), the Bronx rapper hopped on social media with her first video addressing the fiasco that was equal parts warning and reminder.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The rat tail, his little jabs here and there.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Lowry got the brunt of several jabs throughout the weekend from the United States crowd, which may be the only bad part about being paired with Rory McIlroy at the Ryder Cup.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
DeChambeau’s teammates responded by suggesting that such jabs would only serve to unleash the Kraken.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The chaotic two-day meeting followed previous steps by Kennedy to limit access to vaccines, including the CDC's decision to drop Covid shot recommendations for healthy kids and pregnant women, and the Food and Drug Administration's limits on who can get new Covid jabs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Following a turbulent few weeks in the United States, South Park returned Wednesday with some fresh jabs at current events.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Only an Aries, like Lily, can take Barney’s jabs in a joking way.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The show has also taken jabs at Vice President JD Vance, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigrations and Custom Enforcement.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Haggard jabs Baird over mailers The race is already tense.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabs
Noun
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Ridley Scott, a filmmaker not known for pulling his punches, has issued a withering assessment on the health of Hollywood output right now.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The matches are pretty violent, with nasty punches to the face and vicious knees to the head.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Alex breaks free and, in a panic, repeatedly stabs Evelyn with the syringe.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Spike takes one of Kelson's tranquilizer darts filled with morphine and stabs Samson in the arm with it.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flip through for an exclusive look at her vibrant digs, and get insight into how the Reaves would describe each space in this digital Home Style exclusive.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Brianna Quinlan accrued 14 kills, four aces and eight digs, while Ryleigh Atkinson had five kills and three aces as Rockland (9-2) rolled to a 3-0 South Shore League win over Mashpee.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Recounting his visit with Shelton’s body after she’d been taken off of life support in From Bleak to Dark, Maron punctures the somber scene with a joke about taking a selfie.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There weren’t any needles, pokes, or prods involved, just a simple applicator patch that stuck to the side of my stomach to help the machine navigate where to output the energy.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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The rooftop pool and open-late bars draw a youngish crowd—lots of millennials with stick-and-pokes—of couples and friends, and absolutely zero kids (though the property is dog- and cat- friendly).—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That means just about any food-and-Miami related subject is fair game, from who picks the avocados and celebrations of the different culinary cultures of Miami to why everyone in this town is willing to sell their literal souls and possibly their children for mangoes every summer.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Commit to the draft picks on defense McMillan might already be the Panthers’ best player.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the show's greatest asset is its stars, whose endearing real-life friendship pierces through the play’s inherent despair.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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When a leg pierces the surface, capillary forces cause the fan to spread open within milliseconds, creating a broad paddle.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Inside the furnace, a reaction takes place that rips the oxygen from the silica and sticks it to the carbon from the wood.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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That sticks closely to the recommendations of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Jabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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