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as in spiky

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verb

past tense of spike
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
Adjective
The map introduces the armored Oni, which swings a spiked kanabō, plus Scorched Zombies and fiery Hellhounds tied to its lava-field hazards. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The musician finished off her look with matching red opera gloves, a black spiked choker, and black ribbon wound around her arm. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 June 2026
Verb
Treasury yields spiked, following oil’s latest jump and its likely impact on inflation. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 22 July 2026 Vanilla Dream Softening Cashmere Cream has a rich texture and is spiked with shea and cocoa butters to moisturize and soften skin, respectively, with fragrance notes of vanilla, sugar and musk. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for spiked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiked
  1. spiky
  2. stabbed
  3. stimulated
  4. barbed
  5. pierced
  6. stirred
  7. jagged
  8. punctured
Adjective
  • Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
  • This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of spiky
Verb
  • Carlos Dominguez stabbed two people to death in Davis and nearly killed a third.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Ethan Chapin, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen, 21, were fatally stabbed in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho, authorities said.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Beijing's pullback of NEV subsidies, which had previously stimulated consumer appetite, has tempered demand for cars in 2026.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Many major tech companies engineered environments designed to keep smart people in the building longer—fed, caffeinated and stimulated enough to move at a pace that older, slower companies couldn't match.
    — Vince Carrabba, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of stimulated
Adjective
  • These prickly hairs are for protection, with barbed ends that easily penetrate the skin of predators or your hand.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The confrontation between father and daughter, in which Taylor-Joy unloads Lucky’s resentments about growing up in the life, is one of the season’s most barbed moments.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of barbed
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  • According to the artist who made it, John Buckley, and the owner of the home pierced by the shark, Bill Heine, the work was meant as a protest against the recent bombing of Libya, nuclear power and nuclear war, among other things.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
  • In his season of DWTS, Irwin opened up about navigating grief after the death of his father Steve Irwin, who died in 2006 after being pierced by a stingray barb.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of pierced
Verb
  • People enjoy them in countless ways, including being folded into shortcake, mixed into fruit salad, dipped in chocolate, piled on pancakes, stirred into yogurt, blended into smoothies or simply eaten by the handful as a refreshing snack.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • The chance of rescuing the legend whose equipment provides around a quarter of the world’s electricity and whose engines power about three-quarters of commercial flights worldwide clearly stirred the ultra-competitive Culp to action.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of stirred
Adjective
  • Despite its two-hour-52-minute run time, its pace is absorbing, particularly after the jagged editing of the first hour.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • Swaths of land left uncontrolled grew into carpets of invasive buffelgrass nearly right up to the jagged edge between the mountain and the sky.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026
Definition of jagged
Verb
  • More broadly, Iran’s attacks have also punctured confidence and security in the Gulf, disrupting tourism and air travel in a key global transport node, and prompting some expats to flee.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Three people were arrested Saturday after Antioch police officers found them with guns and nearly two dozen ounces of marijuana outside a car punctured with bullet holes, police said.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Definition of punctured

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