as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
accidentally pinked my shoulder with his fencing sword
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Aemond kills the old man anyway, and then kills his sons, though not before being stabbed in the back himself.
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When Chox Choc’s uncle tried to intervene, the teen stabbed him in the heart as well, the prosecutor said.
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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Watt had his lung punctured by the medical staff last season and will turn 32 in October.
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But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).
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Johnson was the first player picked by new Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri.
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In Wheeler’s recent story paneling a dozen scouts anonymously on draft prospects, not one picked Verhoeff as the best in the defense class.
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And now, 44 years on, new generations of Villa fans could also cherish the moment when Buendia’s cross was jabbed in from close range by Morgan Rogers for the third, ensuring every Brummie in Istanbul could relax and soak in the game’s final 30 minutes.
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The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.
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Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Mangione briefly stuck in elevator Court began slightly later than usual Monday morning because Mangione got stuck in an elevator while trying to get to court.
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Pelicans swooped overhead and night herons, with spiky yellow feathers flying from their heads, goofily pecked the grass for insects.
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As Cadeau pecked his way through the blue-and-maize confetti littering the court, Justin did a quick change.
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“Pinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinked. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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