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adjective

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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 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 With the tying run on third base, Susac cleanly backhanded a spiked splitter from Winn that had wild pitch written all over it. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Verb
Here’s a fairly intuitive one; these hash browns come spiked with jalapeños. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 The number of cases has spiked in the last two weeks and at least 30 states other than Michigan are reporting clusters of illnesses. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 14 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
  • At least two people were stabbed nearby hours after the June 30 match ended.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • Court records indicate Birmingham was accused of killing Lena Elrod with an electric saw and stabbed or struck Justin Elrod in the head with a metallic object.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of stabbed
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  • 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
  • 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
  • But his view of Adrian’s methods, goals, and way of life end up making the bond of mentorship both tenuous and barbed.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 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
  • On Wednesday, Argentina player Lisandro Martínez was asked if the banner could have stirred deep emotions and tears for a veteran of the Malvinas conflict.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • This helps the shells to keep their shape once stirred together with the dressing and mix-ins.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Definition of stirred
Adjective
  • But early reactions confirm Moonshot’s model is a solid one, even if more jagged than Anthropic's Fable or OpenAI's Sol in some applications.
    — Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • While 2022’s Trouble the Water embraced the jagged edges of Show Me the Body’s sludgy punk-metal sound, Alone Together is a sleek and streamlined album that includes their most agreeable songs yet.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 15 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
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