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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Recent Examples of stab
Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The heartbreaking finale saw the death of one of their own, when JJ Maybank (Rudy Pankow) is stabbed by his biological father.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
But before that transition takes place, here are a few final stabs at what’s to come for the Timberwolves in the 2025-26 season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Brighton’s other goals came from a Minteh inswinging cross from right that Andre Onana left, allowing Mitoma to stab in from a couple of yards at the far post.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The heartbreaking finale saw the death of one of their own, when JJ Maybank (Rudy Pankow) is stabbed by his biological father.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
Inspired by recent black comedies like Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite and Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness, Byun decided to take a stab at a darkly comedic, politically minded film following the success of action thriller Kill Boksoon.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
But before that transition takes place, here are a few final stabs at what’s to come for the Timberwolves in the 2025-26 season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
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Produced before the gag order was lifted, the four-part docuseries One Night in Idaho turns its focus to the families, friends and community members still wrestling with the aftermath, offering a piercing look at a case with many unanswered questions.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The grotesque details—the uncle’s fingernails piercing his hands, the dog’s permanent terror of rabbits—are simply there.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Henry had separated and broken ribs on his right side, blood on the left side of his rib cage, and light puncture marks on his stomach, as well as severe internal bleeding, according to a police report.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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Henry, 5, suffered internal bleeding and puncture wounds, court documents allege, WSB-TV 2 reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Despite Rashida’s attempts at reason on behalf of Hamida, the elders take the baby away.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Google announced the launch of Gemini Enterprise, an advanced AI platform for businesses, in an attempt to bring more artificial intelligence to the workplace and boost corporate clientele.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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We were bullied, after all, by the older teenagers who beat us on a regular basis, bloodied our mouths with one punch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fergie, whose musical history with Cris goes back to 2007, flew in from Los Angeles, made a rare return to the stage to deliver a one-two punch of hits.—
Shaheem Reid,
VIBE.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That could help with a key goal of the new transit line — persuading people who commute by car to give a more comfortable bus experience a try.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The two-point try was unsuccessful, but at 17-12, the game was within reach if Houston could figure something out on defense.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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On the day show up when the party starts, smile, thank everyone, especially MIL then have your husband pick you up exactly when the party is due to end.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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And thank you, Survivor gods for not having Uli lose the immunity challenge, which would have led to yet another super obvious vote, this time of my preseason pick to win it all, Nate.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Stab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stab. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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