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skewered

verb

past tense of skewer
1
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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2
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 Some Jewish Democrats were already skeptical of El-Sayed, a longtime critic of Israel who skewered his primary opponent over the millions of dollars in spending on her behalf by the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Max Verstappen, who’d warned of the issues for years, skewered the regulations in his first media briefing of the year back in preseason testing. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Throughout the ceremony, Maher was honored as a champion for free expression, with humor that skewered the right and the left. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 July 2026 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. — 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewered
  1. stabbed
  2. ridiculed
  3. punctured
  4. mocked
  5. pierced
  6. jabbed
  7. picked
  8. stuck
Verb
  • Two years later, Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Up to this point, Ghostface victims have been stabbed with Buck 120 hunting knives, crushed by garage doors, shot, electrocuted, and thrown off rooftops in ferocious, balls-to-the-wall Scream fashion.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Other would-be demonyms, such as Unisian, United Statesian and United Statian, were similarly ridiculed.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Paris’ Eiffel Tower, for instance, was ridiculed for decades before becoming arguably one of the most iconic and well-loved pieces of architecture in the world.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ridiculed
Verb
  • The needle accidentally punctured Taylor’s lung, causing chest pain and difficulty breathing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The crash broke more than a dozen ribs, punctured her lungs and left her with spinal cord injuries that left her in a wheelchair.
    — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of punctured
Verb
  • In fact, after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which killed six and injured more than a thousand people but hardly rocked the buildings, ironworkers mocked the idea that any terrorist could ever take down those great structures.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • He was criticised by Guardiola last season for not challenging Virgil van Dijk anywhere near enough at Anfield in February, and he was mocked by supporters at Old Trafford in January after he was kept quiet by Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mocked
Verb
  • On the second episode Caitlin’s dad gets his ears pierced for the first time.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Roma arrived at the World Trade Center while both towers stood defiantly tall, each pierced by Boeing 767s, bleeding with jet fuel and spewing smoke that promised to eventually bring them down.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of pierced
Verb
  • Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of jabbed
Verb
  • With Balde out of favour and summer re-signing Joao Cancelo not yet fully up to speed, Flick has picked Espart at left-back for each of Barca’s opening five matches in La Liga.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Otosaka said the study stopped with 2023 data, but she's looked at measurements since and found the accelerating trend has picked back up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • Stolen bases often come less from beating a catcher’s throw and more from taking advantage of a pitcher who is either slow to the plate or stuck in a predictable delivery.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That might have sounded like blasphemy just half a decade ago, but college football is always evolving, and Swinney is a man stuck in time.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuck

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“Skewered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewered. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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