piked

past tense of pike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piked
Verb
  • This fat line fed a series of narrower pipes in the tower, which ran along the corners of every floor, wall, and ceiling, and were perforated to spray gas into the rooms.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • It’s also perforated to promote airflow underfoot, therefore keeping feet cool in hot temperatures, and the mesh upper also has plenty of ventilation for heat to escape.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The song's music video, which was riddled with clever Easter eggs throughout, was released shortly after at the MTV VMAs.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Photos of Haaland on the tarmac posted to social media were riddled with homophobia and comments questioning the striker’s masculinity.
    Teddy Brown, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • You were thrust into the spotlight at such a young age.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Not far from the arsenal monument, however, rests someone whose life from that time has just been thrust back into focus.
    Christopher DeRose, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Griffin also poked at the cohosts in the immediate aftermath of Hasselbeck and former View moderator Rosie O'Donnell's legendary on-air fight in 2007, as Griffin was a guest host the following day and brought up the incident numerous times — which annoyed Walters in the moment.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • Late in the third, the Knights seemed to retake the lead after Pavel Dorofeyev poked home a loose puck.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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“Piked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piked. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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