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
David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
After making history last year as the first woman to host solo, Glaser is surely cooking up some blush-inducing zingers to top last year's viral jabs.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Sophomore Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser, whose searing opening monologue had everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to Julia Roberts taking jabs in stride.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Cignetti kept taking jabs at the Tide defense with heavy use of the run game early in the contest.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
While most federal judges tend not to throw jabs at the justices on the Supreme Court, some offered sharp rebukes aimed at the high court over its emergency orders.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The goal is to lock in the benefits without the high costs, weekly jabs, or lingering side effects.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
These are not mere rhetorical jabs and insults.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
Cases of that side effect were detected with early use of the jabs, when first and second doses were recommended to be taken as closely as three weeks apart.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Dec. 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
Throughout the outage, T-Mobile and AT&T took jabs at their competitor on social media, while also touching on why some of their customers might be encountering issues.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
After making history last year as the first woman to host solo, Glaser is surely cooking up some blush-inducing zingers to top last year's viral jabs.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Sophomore Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser, whose searing opening monologue had everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to Julia Roberts taking jabs in stride.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Cignetti kept taking jabs at the Tide defense with heavy use of the run game early in the contest.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
While most federal judges tend not to throw jabs at the justices on the Supreme Court, some offered sharp rebukes aimed at the high court over its emergency orders.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The goal is to lock in the benefits without the high costs, weekly jabs, or lingering side effects.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
These are not mere rhetorical jabs and insults.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
Cases of that side effect were detected with early use of the jabs, when first and second doses were recommended to be taken as closely as three weeks apart.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Dec. 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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Punch Makes a Comeback Exotic and nostalgic punches are taking center stage in home entertaining, offering both visual appeal and easy service.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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The humanoid performs spins, punches, one-legged stances, rapid kicks, and low sweeps, then transitions into aerobatic sequences.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The suspect pounces on Ennin while the victim is down and stabs him multiple times before running off.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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After Fiona confesses to killing Willem, a raging Constance stabs Dahlia.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Trump has made changes to the Presidential Walk of Fame on the White House Colonnade that include various digs at Biden.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Zohran Mamdani has just moved in, and considering the thoughtful aesthetic details of his campaign—which his stylish first lady, artist Rama Duwaji, had a hand in designing—we’re pining for a look at how the couple decorates their new digs.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But Anderson punctures his weed haze with the bright light of a past that in actuality never dimmed, when Lockjaw begins to hunt Pat and Willa.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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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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In the hands of the right provider, filler can enhance and even transform your face with just a few strategic pokes.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 Nov. 2025
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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
Verb
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The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Our top picks start at $16, with some even on sale, too.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Nothing that pierces the skin should ever be used as leverage over a child's opportunity to education and to learn.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Kidman's stare pierces the room.—
Jennifer Brett,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Research in habit formation consistently shows that behavior sticks when it is tied to context cues, environment and routine rather than motivation alone.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
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Let’s hope the finale sticks the landing.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Jabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabs. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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