Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spikelike
Adjective
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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 -
But a few things stick out as incorrect: The costume Diplo is wearing in the video does not match the actual, taller and spikier grassy costumes worn during the show.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At Palisades State Park, striking red-pink Sioux quartzite cliffs jut up to 50 feet above Split Rock Creek, their jagged faces almost glowing against a backdrop of bucolic farmland.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
4 June 2026
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Rescuers knew that getting them out would not be easy in the face of jagged rocks, dirty water, near-zero visibility and the risk of panic.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Cage had his arm smashed multiple times, Wheeler had a piece of his nose nearly taken off and barbed wire scraped the skin of each competitor.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Homes and gardens sit behind protective walls and gates with barbed wire.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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On a more personal level, the war boosted gas prices past $6 a gallon and spiked inflation worries.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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For a spiked version, add a splash of vodka.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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And that is a multi-pronged issue that includes executing on every single puck touch despite being under intense pressure, on making decisions under that pressure, and on thinking in the future.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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His unlikely stroll down a sidewalk stirred the neighborhood into a tizzy and set in motion a multi-pronged effort to find his owners.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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In its place urchin barrens now carpet the seafloor; a spiny, silent landscape stripped of life.—
Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
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The spiny, long-legged, and often reviled cockroach has become an unlikely symbol of dissent among India’s Gen Z, in a sharp rebuke to the ruling establishment in the world’s largest democracy.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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“Spikelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spikelike. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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