Thesaurus results for PINKED

pinked

verb

past tense of pink

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object accidentally pinked my shoulder with his fencing sword

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His parents were fatally stabbed in their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood in December.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
An Australian teen was stabbed repeatedly in an apparently largely unprovoked attack early Monday morning inside a McDonald's in New York City, police sources said.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of stabbed

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Investigators believe the bullet that pierced the restaurant window was fired from inside a passing vehicle on Vista Village Drive.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Poy was wounded in a second land mine explosion that pierced his face and body with shrapnel and killed three of his colleagues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pierced

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Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
While driving around the town of Tremont in a sleek red Model S, an unnamed driver hit an object on the road which punctured the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery, local station WABI5 reported.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

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No league was picked clean this offseason more thoroughly than the American, with four head coaches moving to Power 4 jobs and bringing players with them.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Southlake Carroll ramping up Southlake Carroll’s offense picked its moments to strike downfield.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of picked

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Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth.

— Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of jabbed

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Pelicans swooped overhead and night herons, with spiky yellow feathers flying from their heads, goofily pecked the grass for insects.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
As Cadeau pecked his way through the blue-and-maize confetti littering the court, Justin did a quick change.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026

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