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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
On his June 16 show, the comedian skewered Trump over the green appearance of the water in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been overrun with algae after a recent renovation.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
David Fincher’s masterful Zodiac turned procedural investigation into a slow-burning descent into madness and uncertainty, while Mary Harron’s American Psycho skewered consumerist ’80s culture through the singular lens of Patrick Bateman’s unraveling mind.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
The American boat skewered the front of the Italian obstruction.
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Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Under Healy’s tenure, the Sentinel’s editorial page often skewered lavish taxation and blasted attempts by local leaders to duck accountability.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
Fast-forward several months, and there’s been plenty of real-world news to be skewered and roasted.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
As for the night’s primary target, Hart was skewered relentlessly over the course of the night.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
Ann Ralston, a frequent critic of City Hall, skewered the idea.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
David Fincher’s masterful Zodiac turned procedural investigation into a slow-burning descent into madness and uncertainty, while Mary Harron’s American Psycho skewered consumerist ’80s culture through the singular lens of Patrick Bateman’s unraveling mind.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
The American boat skewered the front of the Italian obstruction.
—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Under Healy’s tenure, the Sentinel’s editorial page often skewered lavish taxation and blasted attempts by local leaders to duck accountability.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
Fast-forward several months, and there’s been plenty of real-world news to be skewered and roasted.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
As for the night’s primary target, Hart was skewered relentlessly over the course of the night.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
Ann Ralston, a frequent critic of City Hall, skewered the idea.
—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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.
—
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewered
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The latest homicide was reported on Tuesday after a man was stabbed in the 400 block of South San Joaquin Street in Downtown Stockton.
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With that knife, Bland stabbed her husband in the head and neck — and, afterward, sliced her teenage daughter in the forearm as the teen tried to get Emii from Bland, the report says.
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Professional opportunities were nearly nonexistent, and some were ridiculed for playing.
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It was ridiculed by people outside the club and maybe that has something to do with it.
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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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One attack ad mocked Ossoff for playful college-era behavior.
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Just days before the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a professional UFC fighter standing inside a cage erected on the South Lawn of the White House mocked former First Lady Michelle Obama by referring to her as a man.
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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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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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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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Video from Kentucky showed emergency crews wading through knee-deep floodwaters to rescue residents who got stuck in their cars amid the floods Monday.
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As the gut is considered a second brain, the process involves listening in with a stethoscope while manual, hands-on therapy helps the body shift more easily between fight-or-flight and not get stuck in one.
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