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as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting
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as in ridiculed
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows
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Recent Examples of skewered
Based in Chicago, The Onion was founded in the 1980s and for decades has skewered politics and pop culture, including making Jones a frequent target of mocking articles.
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ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Almost as soon as they were revealed, local critics skewered Zumthor’s designs.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The paper is often skewered for bias.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Verstappen skewered the new cars at the earliest opportunity — the first open preseason test.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The debut edition skewered the former Prince Andrew, who was arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public life.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
His savior was the experimental documentarian Harun Farocki, famous for provocative works that skewered bourgeois complacency.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The setting of Lemoncurd, which skewered cookie-cutter suburbia and the bonkers priorities of the upper-middle class, made even the moments of gross-out comedy cute.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Coming off cofounding the satirical magazine Spy—which skewered the bicoastal elite—Los Angeles power brokers had been wary of Carter.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Almost as soon as they were revealed, local critics skewered Zumthor’s designs.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The paper is often skewered for bias.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Verstappen skewered the new cars at the earliest opportunity — the first open preseason test.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The debut edition skewered the former Prince Andrew, who was arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public life.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
His savior was the experimental documentarian Harun Farocki, famous for provocative works that skewered bourgeois complacency.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The setting of Lemoncurd, which skewered cookie-cutter suburbia and the bonkers priorities of the upper-middle class, made even the moments of gross-out comedy cute.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Coming off cofounding the satirical magazine Spy—which skewered the bicoastal elite—Los Angeles power brokers had been wary of Carter.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewered
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Marcus Semien hit a chopper down the left side, which Jorbit Vivas stabbed at wildly while missing it badly.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Two people were stabbed in north London on Wednesday in an attack that police have now formally declared a terrorist incident, prompting a major emergency response and an ongoing counterterrorism investigation.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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He’s ostracized, bullied, ridiculed, beaten.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The subject of this engaging biography is the eighteenth-and-nineteenth-century naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, who is often ridiculed as a faulty precursor to Darwin.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The hero worship was eventually punctured, though, and in the nineteenth century Leonardo and Michelangelo would become the twin heads of Renaissance art genius.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The scissors work great, but because the props team punctured the uterus to assist in the incision, the amniotic liquid started leaking out, seeping into the prosthetic torso Wolf is strapped into.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Few people had Tate mocked to go this high, especially if Arvell Reese was going to be on the board.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sources at the premiere’s after-party speculated about whether Wintour had given her famous friends the heads-up that they were mocked in a movie that all of Conde had come up to support.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nikki is tall, pierced, and punk rock; her pink hair is shaved down the sides and forms a floppy mohawk up top.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Cook County medical examiner’s office found that the fatal shot pierced Rivera’s skin near her left armpit and traveled through both her lungs, wedging itself in her ribs, autopsy records show.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The casting director playfully jabbed Anderson in her acceptance speech, referencing the filmmaker's 14 career Oscar nominations without a victory.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tight ends had a banner weekend with 22 picked, the most since 2015, according to Sportradar, as the league’s trend of more multi-tight-end formations put a premium on the position.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Later in the draft, the Chiefs picked Oregon cornerback Jadon Canady, Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson, Cincinnati wide receiver Cyrus Allen and LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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With Venus in Gemini aligning with Pluto in Aquarius, honest conversations help shift situations that have been stuck.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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But as OutKick’s Joe Kinsey noted, the platform would often combine WNBA and NFL games, leaving subscribers stuck watching both.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Skewered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewered. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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