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
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Remove speared fish from the water or tow them a safe distance behind you.
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ABC News,
26 May 2026
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Diaz is the point of the spear but unlike previous sides, Colombia are strong in the collective.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Verb
Roman Reigns speared Fatu through the barricade.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Remove speared fish from the water or tow them a safe distance behind you.
—
ABC News,
26 May 2026
Noun
After baking, top these snacks with a tiny cornichon spear.
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Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Diaz is the point of the spear but unlike previous sides, Colombia are strong in the collective.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spear
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After Emii’s killing, Bland stabbed and attempted to shoot herself but was unable to because of the extent of her injuries, Handfield said, after the voices in her head were giving her those commands.
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If you are stabbed in the neck outside a LA restaurant, pray Amy Adams is dining at the same establishment.
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Nebraska's Dyson Wicker won the pole vault at an NCAA-leading 19-2 1/4, and Texas A&M senior Zaza Nnamdi took javelin at 269-10.
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In the girls field events, South Hadley’s Natalie Rios threw her personal best and achieved third best javelin throw in the state at 125-04.
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The celebration opened with piercing fifes and thundering drums from the Young Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Pleasanton, as a nod to America's quincentennial.
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Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
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Bottom cleaners use lances to scrape biofoul off hulls.
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Um dos lances mais bonitos da nossa história.
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Commentary and opinions In his latest column, Michael Hiltzik punctures the myth of Alan Greenspan, whose policies gave us the Great Recession.
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Where there’s normally carpet or hardwood floors, there are rocks, puncturing bare feet with each step.
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The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
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Angry fingers jab at the California Public Utilities Commission, perhaps more vigorously than at the utilities themselves.
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Dominic placed Asher on the back of his pick-up truck to capture the moment before entering the ballpark together, the first of many.
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This is when the debtor, aware that his vehicle is in jeopardy, makes an appointment, through the lender, to have a repossessor pick it up.
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All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer.
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Board-game groups on Meetup grew about 10% per year from 2021 to 2023, and the momentum has stuck well past lockdown.
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“Spear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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