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
The word mom speared out of her mouth.
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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
Reigns speared Paul, who had clubbed his opponents with brass knuckles.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 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
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
Reigns speared Paul, who had clubbed his opponents with brass knuckles.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 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
Verb
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Latour said Thompson first shot and then repeatedly stabbed James inside the family’s home in the Hedingham neighborhood.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The couple was strangled and stabbed to death, NBC News reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The steppe is sand pierced by grasses and little pale flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bake until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, 50 to 60 minutes.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One of the bullets struck Boyd in the abdomen, traveled through his body, and ultimately punctured one of his lungs.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The knife had punctured his lung.—
Mattha Busby,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Webster repeatedly jabbed his finger, Rathbun met it with his left hand, as if trying to swat him away.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hard-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski got called up last June and was quickly picked for the All-Star team as a rookie.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Despite only being in the game for a matter of weeks, Largo has now been added to Captains Mode meaning he can now be picked in professional matches.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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With all this ice, barges get stuck.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cold temperatures that stuck in Iowa for over a week will continue, but will not be as frigid, forecasts show.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Speared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speared. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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