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
Mike Stunson
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Authorities on Wednesday publicly identified a man who was found fatally stabbed behind a Walmart in Logan Heights on the Fourth of July.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Molly Gibbs
july 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
The 16-year-old victim suffered a stab wound to his chest, Reinert said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
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Verb
Porter was seen using his right hand to stab Abdirahman in the neck, according to the court documents.
—Mike Stunson
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Authorities on Wednesday publicly identified a man who was found fatally stabbed behind a Walmart in Logan Heights on the Fourth of July.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Noun
The 2025 Summit marks Schiff’s first stab at hosting the event and with his history of environmental activism, might present a new chapter for the Tahoe Summit.
—Molly Gibbs
july 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
The 16-year-old victim suffered a stab wound to his chest, Reinert said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stab
Verb
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With piercing honesty and raw emotion, Jean Smart delivers a powerful monologue in Call Me Izzy, a new play written by Jamie Wax and directed by Sarna Lapine.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The hot nights pierced with cold decisions on young men’s futures.—
Devon Henderson,
Oc Register,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Similarly, Shanidar 3 had a puncture wound to his ribs, which would have likely collapsed his left lung.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
30 June 2025
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In October, a surfer was killed after being impaled by either a needlefish or a swordfish – another species of fish that can leap out of the water and cause puncture wounds – off Indonesia's West Sumatra coast.—
Dan Radel,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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James buried his first attempt over Flagg, and then hit a 3-pointer after the 6-foot-8 Flagg missed his second attempt to give the Lakers a 5-0 lead.—
Staff,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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These attempts challenge long-standing norms of academic freedom—that is, the ability of a teacher or researcher in higher education to investigate and discuss subjects without fear of political interference.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Former Major League Baseball (MLB) starter Trevor Bauer took Pete Rose’s reinstatement as another avenue to jab the league.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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Nearly 150 people were jabbed with syringes during a street music festival in France, the country’s interior ministry said, adding that authorities had arrested at least 12 suspects.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
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Lewis enters Saturday night with a 2-1 record over his last three fights, most recently having defeated Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO (punches).—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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After a combined 871 punches landed in their first two fights, just 140 total shots landed between the women in the trilogy bout.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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As a powerful 6-foot-10, 265-pound big man, former Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball player David McCormack hit just one 3-point shot in five tries during his four-year college career.—
Gary Bedore
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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On Wednesday, the Sox completed the three-game sweep of baseball’s worst team, the Colorado Rockies, who have won just 21 times in 93 tries, with a 10-2 victory at Fenway Park, getting pitching, hitting (15 knocks) and defense in the process.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
Verb
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This year, the program is running twice as long and with four times the number of attractions to pick from.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
8 July 2025
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Readers clearly have no problem picking favorites, with the top properties located mostly in major travel destinations like Mumbai, New Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur, and Agra.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The new websites offer a variety of information that appears to stick closely to generally accepted definitions and science around geoengineering and the government’s ongoing research on contrails.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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“Stab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stab. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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