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as in stabbing
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 ridiculing
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 skewering
While the majority of commentary online seemed to take Thug’s move as a misstep, there’s an undertone to the cover that at once acknowledges the current moment’s eerie push toward white nationalism while skewering the concept on its face.
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Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Desai does have a Tolstoyan talent for both empathizing with and skewering the upper classes from within.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Cocktail picks Don’t forget to complete each drink with a fun cocktail pick for skewering those olives.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that of siblings.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The stakes are high but the tone is mostly buoyant and light, skewering the balance of power, wealth and privilege in America while playing it straight.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Desai does have a Tolstoyan talent for both empathizing with and skewering the upper classes from within.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Cocktail picks Don’t forget to complete each drink with a fun cocktail pick for skewering those olives.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that of siblings.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The stakes are high but the tone is mostly buoyant and light, skewering the balance of power, wealth and privilege in America while playing it straight.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewering
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During the ensuing fight near the trail, the man gained control of Heskett’s pocketknife, stabbing him with it, Zajac was told – an account that would unravel by day’s end.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of the stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, the state legislature introduced a bill to crack down on bail for violent offenders, drawing praise from one crime expert.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Trump has also criticized President Obama’s Nobel Prize, ridiculing it during a 2020 rally.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bianco has repeatedly made public comments ridiculing the relatives of the dead.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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These posts implicitly criticize the government by puncturing its narrative of economic progress.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
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Authoritarians historically come for the comics first, and most recently under Putin, satirist Idrak Mirzalizade was jailed and deported for mocking Russian housing.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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Brian stumbles back to his father’s tent, where an angry Simon takes his frustration over Uncle Mac’s mocking out on his son.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even Kendall Vertes, who also starred on Dance Moms, posted a TikTok video playfully jabbing at the fact that Siwa was in anything but her casual outfits.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Blair, who's a mother to 14-year-old son Arthur, shared her reaction to the teen asking her to get a face piercing.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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His right ribs were broken and his right lung was punctured as armor-piercing bullets went in one side and out the other.—
Claire Harbage,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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But not everyone agreed that this mom would be better off picking her battles before rushing into an argument that could cost her a peaceful relationship with her in-laws.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
23 Sep. 2025
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Read on to find out what your peers are picking and to find out why each boozy bevvy is preferred by its corresponding sign.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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Fire it up with a Korean-style grill pan—its special grooves keep the meat from sticking and help drain grease.—
Irene Yoo
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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That means a lot of driving around in his beat-up van and sticking his nose in the business of people who would really just like to do their Late Stage Capitalism in private.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Skewering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewering. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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