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
  • Try not to squeal like a 5-year-old when the foot-tall sparkler speared into the sundae is lit.
    — Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • People would spear these massive fish, some perhaps more than 6 feet (2 meters) in length and weighing 640 pounds (290 kilograms).
    — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 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
  • Trump lashed out at Pirro over the admission and has continued to claim vandals were to blame.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The snake tried to circle and squeeze, but the rat lashed with her claws and teeth.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of lash
Verb
  • The discreet après-ski lounge, complete with outdoor fire pits, plunge pool, and locker room, is open exclusively to club members and hotel guests.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The MacIvors were strangled with ties, and Michael was also clubbed on the head, according to the Herald’s archives.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 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
  • Their race started off heated again in 2026, with the campaigns trading claims over Bradley’s position on the legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • On the night of March 31, 2025, Arriaga Guerrero fatally stabbed Erma Adeyemo-Azeez at her apartment complex in the 2600 block of Whisper Meadow Lane in Arlington.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of stab
Verb
  • There’s getting into shape and then there’s whipping a company into shape, preparing it for the fast-moving future.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Now comes Denver, which whipped the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 because Carolina couldn’t handle the Broncos’ pass rush.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of whip
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