spindled

past tense of spindle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindled
Verb
  • Look for deadfall before pitching the Gatewood Cape, so as best to avoid being impaled by the top half of a tree.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There will already be dead bodies of some of the Vaulters scattered around, including their poor wedding officiant, who got impaled on the wall.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Just after noon, officers from BPD and the School Police Unit responded to a report of a teen stabbed in the Roxbury high school building, spokesperson Sgt.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Frank was also found bound in the basement, stabbed multiple times in the neck and chest.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Then, at Saturday Night's Main Event in July, he was accidentally speared by Goldberg during his retirement match against GUNTHER, which resulted in a storyline rib injury for the official.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The campaign was roundly skewered by conservatives.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Comedians and commentators skewered the government's performance—from satirical news shows to editorial cartoons, the cultural zeitgeist skewed toward outrage.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That moment punctured the membrane between past and present for me.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The squirrel’s back was punctured through the skin, but the talon marks were not deep enough to have been fatal.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Frantic customers are seen watching the chaotic scene unfold and fleeing, with some tumbling to the ground after seemingly being jabbed.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Asher Watkins, 52, was tracking the animal alongside others in his party when the buffalo charged and gored him.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Polish officials said Russian drones pierced their airspace 19 times from late Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The morning sun barely pierced the haze over Maitighar Mandala, yet the atmosphere was electric.
    Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Spindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindled. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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