Thesaurus results for TRANSFIX

transfix

verb

tran(t)s-ˈfiks

Definition of transfix

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board

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Recent Examples of transfix The child was transfixed, continued to add details and almost subconsciously used increasingly complex language throughout the activity. — Jeff Beck, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Now, instead of being mostly riveted to Mahomes, defenses figured to be transfixed by what to expect. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Eventually, he would be transfixed by the image of Erin Everly, who would be equally transfixed on the other side of the glass. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 OpenAI’s foray into hardware has transfixed techies for more than a year, with speculation about the AI company’s forthcoming mystery gadget ranging from a smart speaker to a wearable device. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for transfix

Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfix

Verb

Their race started off heated again in 2026, with the campaigns trading claims over Bradley’s position on the legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
On the night of March 31, 2025, Arriaga Guerrero fatally stabbed Erma Adeyemo-Azeez at her apartment complex in the 2600 block of Whisper Meadow Lane in Arlington.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of stab

Verb

Accumulation of food debris observed on the piercing part of can opener.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Bauer, who was working in uniform, was shot twice — with one of the bullets piercing his heart — during a robbery at Kislak National Bank, 13490 NW Seventh Ave.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pierce

Verb

Voters in Florida, Nevada and Wisconsin also picked their first Black governors while Texans selected their first Latina.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
To be fair to the Falcons, picking Georgia Tech to cover the spread at Pittsburgh was almost as dumb.

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of pick

Verb

Including one that saw its accelerator pedal getting stuck at max, probably the most dangerous one besides the wheel issue.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
There are relationships stuck in gray areas, career paths that feel like pyramid schemes, nights out that turn into existential crises, parents who just don’t understand.

— Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of stick

Verb

The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Rainbow continued to jab the secretary of health as his primary opposition throughout the parody of the Frank Loesser song.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026