as in stabbed
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 speared
After striking out Bryson Stott for the inning’s first out, Webb got an assist from Chapman, who speared Edmundo Sosa’s sharp grounder and fired home for the second out.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Out of nowhere, D’Angelo speared both men through the announce table.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The word mom speared out of her mouth.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Vecna gets speared, the monster goes down, the creepy heart stops beating and everyone's alive!
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The knife remains in the dominant hand, poised to cut when necessary or push food that can’t be speared atop the fork’s overturned tines.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Homemade potato chips come speared on a wooden skewer, perfect for pulling and snacking.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Reed and Breakker picked up a win after Breakker speared Jey and Jimmy through a table, and Reed hit a tsunami on Jey for the pinfall.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Aztecs speared and ate them, and Catholic monks indulged on the aquatic delicacies on days they weren’t allowed to eat red meat.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Out of nowhere, D’Angelo speared both men through the announce table.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The word mom speared out of her mouth.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Vecna gets speared, the monster goes down, the creepy heart stops beating and everyone's alive!
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The knife remains in the dominant hand, poised to cut when necessary or push food that can’t be speared atop the fork’s overturned tines.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Homemade potato chips come speared on a wooden skewer, perfect for pulling and snacking.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Reed and Breakker picked up a win after Breakker speared Jey and Jimmy through a table, and Reed hit a tsunami on Jey for the pinfall.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Aztecs speared and ate them, and Catholic monks indulged on the aquatic delicacies on days they weren’t allowed to eat red meat.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speared
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Cars came to a screeching stop on Interstate 495 near Washington, DC, after a man stabbed four people in an attack that left a woman and a dog dead on the highway.—
Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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The victim was stabbed in the chest and back in front of the Kennedy Fried Chicken next to the Van Siclen Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
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Something must have pierced his chest wall.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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But the silence is pierced by the crushing of rock.—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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One bullet that entered through his shoulder hit his left arm bone, while the other punctured his left lung before becoming lodged in his neck.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Vanderbilt suffered a dislocated right pinkie, team sources confirmed, with photos and video appearing to show the joint having punctured the skin.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The casting director playfully jabbed Anderson in her acceptance speech, referencing the filmmaker's 14 career Oscar nominations without a victory.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Like many businesses and restaurants in neighborhoods like Little Village and Pilsen, Carnitas Uruapan picked itself back up after economic woes and significant blows to foot traffic as customers were afraid to eat out, while employees hesitated to come to work.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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And yet the attacking options picked in that group have all been retained, despite numerous changes over the past year.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In other words, neither your skin nor your undergarments will ever get snagged or stuck when pulling the skirt on.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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In a particularly heartbreaking moment, TL falls into a swimming pool and is unable to get himself out, stuck in the water for hours until his son helps him.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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“Speared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speared. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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