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spindles

verb

present tense third-person singular of spindle
as in spikes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindles
  1. spikes
  2. spears
  3. sticks
  4. runs through
  5. skewers
  6. pecks
  7. punctures
  8. stabs
Verb
  • The cut will stimulate the plant to push out two shoots, namely, the new flower spikes (one on each side of the main stem).
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But nightmare headaches and blood pressure spikes from her teenage years came back at age 24.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of spikes
Verb
  • The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of spears
Verb
  • Joy walks by to get into the walk-in fridge and sticks her tongue out at Gen’s back.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In any case, the epilogue sticks the landing and allows audiences to leave the theater feeling riled up rather than hopeless.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sticks
Verb
  • His remains were found Monday near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River that runs through the canyon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The increase is retroactive to July 1 and the agreement runs through June 30, 2028.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of runs through
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  • On their debut album, the Detroit musician skewers social-climbing scene darlings and tackles personal existential delusions over a frenetic blend of post-punk and electro-pop.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
  • Equal parts cringe comedy and social satire, the play skewers modern romance, class anxieties and the lies people tell themselves in the name of love.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of skewers
Verb
  • Deborah pecks her before reluctantly giving in to more passionate smooches.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Definition of pecks
Verb
  • That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • If a foreign object punctures the tread or sidewall, your tire can deflate slowly or quickly, depending on the puncture.
    — Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of punctures
Verb
  • But before Bane can finish him off, Batman stabs a Batarang into a little knob on Bane’s wrist gauntlet, the one that controls his intake of Venom.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When Little Death stabs into their victim, there’s a geyser of blood, way more than could fit inside a human body.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of stabs
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“Spindles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindles. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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