skewering

present participle of skewer

Example Sentences

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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. 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
Verb
  • The 33-year-old suspect in the Kroger Marketplace stabbing in Southgate was acting in self-defense while being punched at work, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And when her neighbor horrifyingly begins stabbing herself repeatedly.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The show opened with a skit mocking Hegseth, portrayed by comedian Colin Jost, ridiculing the Defense Secretary's address to military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, last week.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after dropping the album art on Instagram, social media was flooded with disappointed fans ridiculing the cover.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.
    Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • According to a criminal complaint obtained by KGAN, the woman had been kicked by Miller, breaking two of her ribs and puncturing a lung.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Katherine del Rio took to social media to post, then delete, a couple of Instagram Stories mocking Leah Lewis following the incident on the set of the CBS drama.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • It has also been used as a derogatory term, mocking immigrant culture in Lima during the mass migrations of Indigenous Andean people to Lima in the 20th century.
    NPR, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The album is a triumphant release that balances anger and grief and, at times, surprising joy, with Estrada’s bright, lilting soprano piercing through the veil of her pain.
    Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
  • While the rest of his body was a meandering ghost, his eyes were molten rage-arrows piercing the other people onstage.
    Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Those who live in the South know all too well the struggles of picking the right clothes to wear in the fall, when mornings are crisp and cool but days are still warm and toasty.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There has been some rainfall, but generally dry conditions have supported picking.
    SJ Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If the plane ticket is part of the surprise, sticking it inside one of the compartments scores 10s across the board in terms of presentation.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
  • James later shared the ad on social media with winking and tongue-sticking-out emojis; much of his audience, however, was not so amused, and one lifelong fan even sued.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Skewering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewering. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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