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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 stabbing
Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
The 23-year-old man was suicidal and held a butcher’s knife to his own throat before charging at officers and stabbing both Officer Mark Moore and a police dog at an Aurora apartment complex.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Anthony is charged in the stabbing death of student-athlete Austin Metcalf at a Frisco ISD track meet last year.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 May 2026
An alleged accomplice of a man who was convicted of stabbing and seriously wounding a Spanish tourist at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial last year was arrested in the German capital on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
San Diego police arrested a 29-year-old man early Tuesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing his younger brother in a Point Loma market’s parking lot.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
After Clemson Cockfield and Lopez approached him brandishing a piece of wood, Piedra reacted by stabbing Lopez in the torso and head, according to court filings.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Authorities allege Medina was involved in a May 19 stabbing at Narragansett Town Beach as hundreds of teenagers packed the area.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Also Thursday, Florida is scheduled to execute Richard Knight for the 2000 stabbing deaths of a pregnant woman and her 4-year-old daughter.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Verb
Advertisement In the fight, Ruben begins to strangle Niall, though Niall protects himself by stabbing Ruben in the side with a knife.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
The 23-year-old man was suicidal and held a butcher’s knife to his own throat before charging at officers and stabbing both Officer Mark Moore and a police dog at an Aurora apartment complex.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Anthony is charged in the stabbing death of student-athlete Austin Metcalf at a Frisco ISD track meet last year.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 May 2026
An alleged accomplice of a man who was convicted of stabbing and seriously wounding a Spanish tourist at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial last year was arrested in the German capital on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
San Diego police arrested a 29-year-old man early Tuesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing his younger brother in a Point Loma market’s parking lot.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
After Clemson Cockfield and Lopez approached him brandishing a piece of wood, Piedra reacted by stabbing Lopez in the torso and head, according to court filings.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Authorities allege Medina was involved in a May 19 stabbing at Narragansett Town Beach as hundreds of teenagers packed the area.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Also Thursday, Florida is scheduled to execute Richard Knight for the 2000 stabbing deaths of a pregnant woman and her 4-year-old daughter.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbing
Verb
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The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders.—
Donald G. McNeil Jr,
Washington Post,
1 June 2026
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The president has kept up his criticism of Leo, jabbing the pope in a May 4 interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on the eve of Rubio’s visit.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Still, the glimpses of freedom Clark offers are all the more piercing for their rarity.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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The ping of pickleball play produces a uniquely piercing and repetitive sound that has led to contentious lawsuits and controversies across the entire country, including just north in Fox Point, as the sport has rapidly grown in popularity over the last few years.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Officials say there's still time to mitigate the explosion by puncturing Timmy's carcass or cutting the vessel open completely.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Memories linger from past hurricanes with limbs puncturing roofs, car windows smashed and lives disrupted.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Mulligan delivers lacerating fragility, while Isaac turns Josh’s accommodating nature into a pathology, but both characters are littered with backstory details that Beef leaves hanging.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The same could be said for Howe’s lacerating self-flagellation afterwards.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The parliamentary election will decide the next government, with the winning party picking the prime minister.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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There is not one set rule on picking a captain, especially for a World Cup.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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At Palisades State Park, striking red-pink Sioux quartzite cliffs jut up to 50 feet above Split Rock Creek, their jagged faces almost glowing against a backdrop of bucolic farmland.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
4 June 2026
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Rescuers knew that getting them out would not be easy in the face of jagged rocks, dirty water, near-zero visibility and the risk of panic.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The sun’s connection to Saturn shows that sticking it out was the right call.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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That's not to say fundamental investors should be ostriches, sticking their heads in the ground and avoiding the big picture and market trends.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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“Stabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabbing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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