Thesaurus results for TRANSPIERCES

transpierces

verb

present tense third-person singular of transpierce

as in stabs

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass

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But fearing that Carrie is too powerful and too dangerous, Margaret grabs a sewing needle and stabs Carrie in the ear.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2026
The sequence culminates in the Great Hall, where Ned kicks part of his broken cane to Colum, who stabs MacKinney in the leg.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stabs

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The incidental findings problem Here is the number that punctures the marketing.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of punctures

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Injuries to potential top NFL Draft picks OT Trevor Goosby and DE Colin Simmons have hurt Texas, but haven’t held it back.

— PJ Green November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
The Chicago Bears traded for All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in a blockbuster move Thursday, sending a package that included two first-round draft picks to the Tennessee Titans.

— Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of picks

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Christmas tree pins have a tiered configuration that compresses rather than pierces the ground (a win for modern synthetic or Mondo tracks).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
An ice sculpture of a heart includes a tube through the ice arrow that pierces the heart.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

Definition of pierces

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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
Rather than immediately running toward his destination on the opposite side of the field, Jefferson jabs at the defender to create even more separation.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of jabs

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The leather chain separates from the meat chain early and runs through more hands, weakening the link between the tannery and the farm.

— Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Democrats who once saw the political map as an almost impossible lift now are now hopeful that a Senate majority is within reach, even though their path runs through several more conservative states.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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