as in jabbed
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 stabbed
The latest homicide was reported on Tuesday after a man was stabbed in the 400 block of South San Joaquin Street in Downtown Stockton.
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Nina Burns,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
With that knife, Bland stabbed her husband in the head and neck — and, afterward, sliced her teenage daughter in the forearm as the teen tried to get Emii from Bland, the report says.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
If you are stabbed in the neck outside a LA restaurant, pray Amy Adams is dining at the same establishment.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Investigators determined that Fannin had stabbed the victim after a fight.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
In a 2021 court decision, an incarcerated man had tried to sue Bureau of Prisons officials after his cellmate stabbed him and left him blind in one eye.
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Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Young climbed into a box, which Strange then stabbed repeatedly, prompting groans from the audience.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
In 2022, Kohberger brutally stabbed and killed Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle in their Moscow, Idaho rental home.
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The two were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on December 14.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
16 June 2026
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
With that knife, Bland stabbed her husband in the head and neck — and, afterward, sliced her teenage daughter in the forearm as the teen tried to get Emii from Bland, the report says.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
If you are stabbed in the neck outside a LA restaurant, pray Amy Adams is dining at the same establishment.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Investigators determined that Fannin had stabbed the victim after a fight.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
In a 2021 court decision, an incarcerated man had tried to sue Bureau of Prisons officials after his cellmate stabbed him and left him blind in one eye.
—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Young climbed into a box, which Strange then stabbed repeatedly, prompting groans from the audience.
—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
In 2022, Kohberger brutally stabbed and killed Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle in their Moscow, Idaho rental home.
—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The two were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on December 14.
—
Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbed
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And now, 44 years on, new generations of Villa fans could also cherish the moment when Buendia’s cross was jabbed in from close range by Morgan Rogers for the third, ensuring every Brummie in Istanbul could relax and soak in the game’s final 30 minutes.
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The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.
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Watt had his lung punctured by the medical staff last season and will turn 32 in October.
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But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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Johnson was the first player picked by new Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri.
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In Wheeler’s recent story paneling a dozen scouts anonymously on draft prospects, not one picked Verhoeff as the best in the defense class.
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Video from Kentucky showed emergency crews wading through knee-deep floodwaters to rescue residents who got stuck in their cars amid the floods Monday.
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As the gut is considered a second brain, the process involves listening in with a stethoscope while manual, hands-on therapy helps the body shift more easily between fight-or-flight and not get stuck in one.
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Pelicans swooped overhead and night herons, with spiky yellow feathers flying from their heads, goofily pecked the grass for insects.
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As Cadeau pecked his way through the blue-and-maize confetti littering the court, Justin did a quick change.
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