as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
she speared a pea with her fork and angrily flung it
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Recent Examples of spear
Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Reed received help from his stablemate Bron Breakker, who speared everyone in his path, including Jimmy Uso through the barricade.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Molly Burford, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
As the credits appeared on TV, Breakker hit Rollins with a spear, turning his back on his former stablemate of The Vision.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Bron Breakker will reportedly spear LA Knight before turning his attention to his own leader, delivering a devastating spear to a surprised Seth Rollins.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Reed received help from his stablemate Bron Breakker, who speared everyone in his path, including Jimmy Uso through the barricade.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
Asparagus boasts 89 micrograms (mcg) of folate per four spears.
—Molly Burford, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
As the credits appeared on TV, Breakker hit Rollins with a spear, turning his back on his former stablemate of The Vision.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spear
Verb
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Jared Luecke, 33, is facing murder and tampering with evidence charges and is accused of repeatedly stabbing John Luecke with a knife and hitting him with a crowbar, according to court records.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hennen spent 30 months in prison for intent to distribute cocaine and was separately arrested for assault after stabbing someone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The tricky part is fitting hammer throw, javelin and discus into the equation.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The senior placed first at the Div. 1 championship in both javelin and discus.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
Verb
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For Edelberto’s brother, Amilcar Hernandez, the death has been piercing and painful.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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In September, Manow posted a photo of her bloodied face and said Clateman knocked out her dermal piercing during a fight.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The thermal lance Caan uses to penetrate the safe was Santucci’s own burning bar.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Researchers in Mexico have developed a revolutionary zinc-air battery (ZAB) that keeps running even after being punctured, exposed to flames, or even completely submerged in water.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their necks were broken and they were dragged away to the bush to be impaled, their bowels punctured.—
Adam L. Rovner,
The Conversation,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The inmates jabbed him repeatedly.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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For nations in the developing world, the vote has been an opportunity to jab at the United States on an issue that has traditionally carried little diplomatic weight.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With two straight victories after a 1-5 start, the Ravens have picked themselves off the mat and are threatening to get back in the playoff mix.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Seahawks, who sent two mid-round draft picks to the Saints, may see Shaheed as similar to Percy Harvin.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The game can really get stuck there.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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As the humpback plunges back below the surface the remoras, also known as sucker fish, return to the whale, sticking their landings with the timing and precision of Olympic gymnasts.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Spear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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