sledge

verb

Definition of sledgenext
as in to spear

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sledge
  1. spear
  2. cane
  3. cudgel
  4. lash
  5. club
  6. sledgehammer
  7. stab
  8. whip
Verb
  • Reigns slipped out and speared Rollins – one, two … so close.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Individual stakes for each plant should be installed before planting your dahlias to avoid spearing the tubers.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of spear
Verb
  • Singapore’s education minister has confirmed that teachers are allowed to use caning to discipline unruly students in certain cases.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • In 1994, American teenager Michael Fay was caned at a Singaporean prison for vandalism, a day after his sentence was reduced from six lashes to four in response to an appeal by President Bill Clinton.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Definition of cane
Verb
  • Bruce Springsteen was standing up to the president, while universities and law firms were being cudgeled and cowed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.
    — Timothy Ryback, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Definition of cudgel
Verb
  • The singer also lashed out at her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, on social media.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The president has responded to the MAGA criticism by lashing out repeatedly at dissenters, prompting Greene – once a top Trump supporter – not to run for reelection and Massie to lose his primary.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lash
Verb
  • That sort of power is no surprise to Tigers faithful — Valencia has clubbed 41 home runs over his prior 787 MiLB at-bats spanning back to 2025.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Francisco Alvarez, meanwhile, clubbed a 401-foot solo home run — his 12th homer of the year — in the eighth inning against reliever Evan Phillips.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Definition of club
Verb
  • Curb cuts didn't become federally mandated until the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed in 1990, 45 years after the first ramps were sledgehammered into curbs by activists.
    — Tracy King, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Pavement was real end-of-the-century stuff, punk’s ethos of sledgehammering critique stripped of its former heroism and shock value.
    — Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Definition of sledgehammer
Verb
  • As part of the plea, Marodi also admitted to having a prior serious felony conviction stemming from the 2000 stabbing death of her then-husband, James Joseph Olejniczak.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The teen stabbed a police officer with a knife and stole his weapon -- a 9mm pistol -- just before the incident, then used it to carry out the attack.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of stab
Verb
  • Then, when Gonzalez tried to exit in Exposition Park to avoid further confrontation, Pitts whipped out a knife, prosecutors said.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of whip
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