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
According to court records, Trotter stabbed and strangled Langford on June 16, 1986, at her store in Palmetto near the southern edge of Tampa Bay.
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David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Maricela Rocha Parga was 22 years old when she was found stabbed to death outside Westlake High School on July 18, 1980.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
All four had been stabbed, Boyd said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
The conversation turned to an incident, from 2024, in which a Polish soldier was stabbed to death through the border fence.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
According to police, Townsend stabbed Minor and fled the area.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors say Reiner stabbed his parents to death in the early hours of the morning in the master bedroom area of the family home.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Reiner allegedly stabbed his parents late last year in their Brentwood home after an argument.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Brockton Police arrested a man who allegedly stabbed a co-worker at Wollaston Alloys Monday night.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Maricela Rocha Parga was 22 years old when she was found stabbed to death outside Westlake High School on July 18, 1980.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
All four had been stabbed, Boyd said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
The conversation turned to an incident, from 2024, in which a Polish soldier was stabbed to death through the border fence.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
According to police, Townsend stabbed Minor and fled the area.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors say Reiner stabbed his parents to death in the early hours of the morning in the master bedroom area of the family home.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Reiner allegedly stabbed his parents late last year in their Brentwood home after an argument.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Brockton Police arrested a man who allegedly stabbed a co-worker at Wollaston Alloys Monday night.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbed
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An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Webster repeatedly jabbed his finger, Rathbun met it with his left hand, as if trying to swat him away.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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With a trip to the Etihad to come on Saturday, Newcastle's uplift could swiftly be punctured.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, researchers at Texas A&M University created a dynamic material that repairs itself after being punctured by shifting from a solid to a liquid state and back again.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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They were pinched, prodded, cut, shocked, pierced with needles, struck with canes, and burned with acid.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Each entrance is strikingly different — bold geometric statements, ranging from a cube of bright blue fishnet to a grid of hot pink stucco pierced at various angles by huge gray cylinders.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Getting serious about his key promise to increase housing and affordability in NYC, Mayor Mamdani has picked Sideya Sherman to lead the City Planning Commission.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Stir 1½ cups French green lentils, picked through, rinsed, and 2 Tbsp.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But your risk of getting stuck awake between cycles goes up as the night goes on.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
24 Feb. 2026
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My own words too are stuck in my throat.—
Sayantani DasGupta
February 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The muscular gizzard contains grit pecked up from the chicken’s ground feeding, which is used to crush up the chicken’s food.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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The two teams faced off again on Sunday, and once again, the Birds pecked Kansas City, this time in a three-point victory.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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