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 alleged altercation ended when Maria grabbed the knife and stabbed Kallyne in the stomach, the report adds.
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Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives are looking for possible links among the recent slayings of four homeless people in Willowbrook, including the killing of former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson, who was stabbed to death last month.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors say Zarutska was stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light-rail train by Brown, a repeat offender with an extensive criminal history who was under state supervision at the time of the attack.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Charges were filed after a man was stabbed inside a home that also caught fire in Chicago's North Austin community early Tuesday morning.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The brother survived the shot, but died after Thompson took a knife and stabbed him 57 times, mostly in the neck area.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Days before the couple were set to compete, Punsalan’s younger brother stabbed their father to death.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Shot a bunch of times in the stomach, twice in the head, stabbed in the arm.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
When a young man is stabbed to death at a political rally, the rival officers are forced into an uneasy alliance.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives are looking for possible links among the recent slayings of four homeless people in Willowbrook, including the killing of former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson, who was stabbed to death last month.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors say Zarutska was stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light-rail train by Brown, a repeat offender with an extensive criminal history who was under state supervision at the time of the attack.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Charges were filed after a man was stabbed inside a home that also caught fire in Chicago's North Austin community early Tuesday morning.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The brother survived the shot, but died after Thompson took a knife and stabbed him 57 times, mostly in the neck area.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Days before the couple were set to compete, Punsalan’s younger brother stabbed their father to death.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Shot a bunch of times in the stomach, twice in the head, stabbed in the arm.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
When a young man is stabbed to death at a political rally, the rival officers are forced into an uneasy alliance.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 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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The episode has punctured Preckwinkle’s reputation for managerial skill — a primary reason this page has endorsed her in previous elections despite some disagreements with other aspects of her record.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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One of the bullets struck Boyd in the abdomen, traveled through his body, and ultimately punctured one of his lungs.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Exotic music pierced with bird calls.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The center is engraved in a pattern of undulating rays emanating from the hour and minute guichets (windows), meant to resemble the edges of clouds pierced through with sunlight.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
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The two have steadily rebuilt ties that had reached a low ebb in 2017 to 2020, when Ankara sided with Qatar in a regional dispute; the regional rift is now between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi and Türkiye again appears to have picked a side.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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At the time, he was seen as a candidate to become CEO of AWS, but Amazon picked former executive Adam Selipsky to run the market-leading cloud.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Between mortgage rates stuck for most of the year well above 6%, insurance costs that shocked homeowners, and the rapid development of AI tools that can value your property in seconds, the housing market has been anything but predictable.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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When the novel opens in Florence, in 1557, the body of the painter Jacopo da Pontormo lies in the chapel of San Lorenzo—in front of the frescoes he’d labored over for a decade, with a painter’s chisel stuck in his heart.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
3 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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“Stabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabbed. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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