piked

past tense of pike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piked
Verb
  • It is believed that ancient looters perforated the walls to get into nearby burials.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The whole composition is held in place by industrial metal clamps and perforated profile legs, a stark contrast to the more delicate cut pieces.
    Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chambliss is the quarterback who riddled Harding's defense last year in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As was the case all throughout last season, the San Francisco 49ers are already riddled with injuries as their Week 2 matchup against the New Orleans Saints approaches.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That cost them a chance to truly challenge the Phillies in the division and thrust them into a dogfight for the NL’s last wild-card spot.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Hayabusa2 achieved 10 milli-Newtons (mN) of thrust from 300–500 watts of electrical power produced by its solar arrays.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The man, later identified as 39-year-old Ismael Hernandez-Padilla, pulled the woman into an empty lot, thenstrangled and punched her, police said.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No movie poked holes in the stereotypical puffy rock-star ego more effectively than Spinal Tap did, and there are legions of fans who have the film almost completely memorized.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • After the cyberstalking ordeal came to an end and started making national news, the Wilsons poked fun at Kendra's fate by dressing up a scarecrow in a prison jumpsuit with a mask of her mugshot over its face, per The Cut.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Piked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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