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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Kara talks her out of it, and when Ruthye walks away, Kara turns back to Krem and stabs him multiple times with a sword.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 June 2026
On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Definition of stabs

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Commentary and opinions In his latest column, Michael Hiltzik punctures the myth of Alan Greenspan, whose policies gave us the Great Recession.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
If a foreign object punctures the tread or sidewall, your tire can deflate slowly or quickly, depending on the puncture.

— Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

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Nobody picks a bank because of who owns the servers, so why sink capital into owning them?

— Mushfig Aliyev, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

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Continue reading … OUT OF LEFT FIELD — Tom Hanks jokingly jabs MS NOW while speaking with reporter live on the network.

— , FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
But following elite competition is nearly impossible, with subtle flicks and jabs practically invisible to the naked eye—and competitors hidden behind masks.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of jabs

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After allowing just 24 unearned runs through their first 74 games, the Yankees allowed 21 from June 20 to the end of the month, more than double any team in baseball.

— Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
The Tour de France returns on July 4 and runs through July 26.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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The late Bill Carr, a former Florida athletic director who was Houston’s AD when the SWC breakup began, once summed this up to me in a way that still sticks.

— Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026
No sooner does Aemond arrive than the silver-white-haired warrior sticks his blade into the smooth-talking Harrenhal caretaker, Ser Simon Strong, played by British thespian Simon Russell Beale.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026

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