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pike

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noun (2)

as in spear
a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade a foot soldier armed with a pike

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pike

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noun (3)

as in tip
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the spear's metal pike was designed to cause a gaping wound when it was pulled out of the victim

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pike

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pike
Noun
This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range). Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023 Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands. Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
Verb
And second: At the same time, the future remains uncertain, both in terms of how regulatory scrutiny will look in the U.S. and abroad over the company years, and the level of macroeconomic volatility that may (or may not) be coming down the pike. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 June 2025 The challenges coming down the pike for business leaders are evolving faster, and differently, than many may be prepared to face. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pike
Verb
  • There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.
    Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020
  • And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.
    Erik Heinrich, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2018
Verb
  • Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.
    CNN, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.
    Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
Verb
  • When Kate met William at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, she and her family, including siblings Pippa and James, were thrust into the public eye and entered the royal circle.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 6 July 2025
  • However, they were thrust into the public eye in April 2023 when a courier operating in the Fort Worth suburb of Colleyville sold the winning ticket for a $95 million Texas Lotto jackpot.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • This is the same political culture that perforated Hogg’s own political maturation — one where the stringent structures of establishment politics’ demands of loyalty ring hollow and moral idealism is a necessity.
    Maximo Bratter, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
  • This press uses metal slats perforated with holes to exert pressure on the loose curds floating in the whey, a liquid that resembles regular milk but has a much thinner consistency.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • The chat reportedly suggested the members had strong ties to the police force, which then brought police corruption into the multi-pronged scandal.
    Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2019
  • Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 2 Aug. 2019
Verb
  • The victim was knifed in the stomach during a 3:30 a.m. fight on Seneca Ave. near Gates Ave.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
  • The junior knifed through traffic, and decided to take a shot himself with nowhere else to turn.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • Amid a season riddled with injuries, the Sparks have leaned on their first-round pick.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
  • King’s hometown, Los Angeles, has been riddled with unrest after a series of ICE raids resulted in large scale demonstrations across the city.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • Twelve suspects have been detained after 145 festival go-ers reported being pricked while at the Fête de la Musique, according to France 24 with AFP news.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • The doctor propped my chin in her slender hand, pricked the top of my nose twice, massaged the area for a few moments, and then added an additional drop to the side of my nose to help disguise the asymmetry.
    Alice Gregory, Vogue, 4 June 2025

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“Pike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pike. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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