stubbed

Definition of stubbednext
past tense of stub

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbed
choked
Verb
  • In 2022, four women choked to death on the rice cakes and 12 other people were hospitalized.
    Stephen Smith, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The woman, in her 80s, choked on daifuku — mochi filled with sweet bean paste — at her home in Minato Ward just after midnight on New Year’s Day and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Stubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbed. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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