1
as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey
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2
as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes
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Recent Examples of spiked
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
The bar serves cocktails in 32-ounce buckets and offers a spiked, frozen version of Mountain Dew’s Baja Blast.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Detailing the bloody power struggles among London’s crime gangs, the current third season picks up the story after a spiked shipment of cocaine kills scores of customers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Likewise, the unemployment rate for those ages 20 to 24 with some college experience but no degree, as well as those of the same age demographic with a master’s degree or higher, spiked last month.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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Interest in building with earthen and other natural materials — such as adobe — spiked in the wake of Eaton and Palisades fires.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
The bar serves cocktails in 32-ounce buckets and offers a spiked, frozen version of Mountain Dew’s Baja Blast.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Detailing the bloody power struggles among London’s crime gangs, the current third season picks up the story after a spiked shipment of cocaine kills scores of customers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Likewise, the unemployment rate for those ages 20 to 24 with some college experience but no degree, as well as those of the same age demographic with a master’s degree or higher, spiked last month.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiked
Verb
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Two people were stabbed at a transit station in Queens, with one of them dying, and a woman was set on fire and died on a subway car in Brooklyn.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Dec. 2024
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Hernandez-Velasco, 32, was rushed to Stamford Hospital after he was stabbed at a party, cops said.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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During his two-year spell in North London, Postecoglou also reveals the decidedly spikier side to his character.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Jasmine petals, one of my favorite floral notes, is given a spikier edge alongside Australian pink pepper, while raspberry and spun sugar add a pleasing sweetness without being too much.—
Venus Wong,
refinery29.com,
30 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The mountain is a troll’s hat that was pierced by an arrow following a grand chase; when the sun rose, all the trolls involved in the spectacle and those watching it—plus the punctured hat—turned to stone forever, forming Torghatten and the striking array of other peaks in the region.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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My first arrow had pierced his rib cage and then ripped through to lodge in a shoulder blade.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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This move has stirred controversy and concern amongst community leaders in New Orleans, a city with a historically high homicide rate.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2025
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The dresses, however, have stirred interest.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
WWD,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Investigators learned that Zeng, during his alleged escape, threw clothing over a fence and climbed through barbed wire, Podgorski said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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This is the culmination of storylines, careers and blood feuds wrapped in a Lone Star barbed wire bow.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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In a profession that lives at the jagged edge of justice and humanity, showing up matters.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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The end of the branch shows a smooth cut, but the bark layer has a jagged appearance.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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The inverter has an outlet to charge items with a traditional, pronged power cord.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Oversized morsels are primarily intended to be skewered through the middle, say, with a lengthy stick or pronged instrument with an extended handle.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Spiked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiked. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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