as in to pierce
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake
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Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Officials said the girl fatally stabbed her seven-year-old sister during a dispute in their home in Taylor on Saturday, according to a news release.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors said DeLuna was lying on the ground with an eight-inch butcher knife in her leg and stab wounds to her torso.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Amber was stabbed 11 times and beat with a blunt object.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Officials said the girl fatally stabbed her seven-year-old sister during a dispute in their home in Taylor on Saturday, according to a news release.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
The victim, who was transported to a nearby hospital, ended up sustaining multiple stab wounds on her head, with cuts that went up to 1.75 cm deep and a hematoma, or a pool of clotted blood.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors said DeLuna was lying on the ground with an eight-inch butcher knife in her leg and stab wounds to her torso.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Stab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stab. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.
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