as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
she deftly harpooned a shrimp with her skewer and held it over the fire
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Recent Examples of harpoon
Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
But one bad harpoon season means he’s got to double down on those charters.
—EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Companies such as Airbus have worked on nets and harpoons that can wrap around or impale objects in space and bring them back down through the atmosphere.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
Wire mesh would then unfold along the harpoon cables, creating a huge parabolic dish.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Scientists have also drawn on historical evidence—the harpoon tips embedded in the animals’ blubber.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
But one bad harpoon season means he’s got to double down on those charters.
—EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Companies such as Airbus have worked on nets and harpoons that can wrap around or impale objects in space and bring them back down through the atmosphere.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
Wire mesh would then unfold along the harpoon cables, creating a huge parabolic dish.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
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Verb
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During episode 1, the police show Jamie, Eddie and their attorney a closed-circuit video of Jamie stabbing Katie in the parking lot where her body was later found.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Brown pleaded guilty to the felony charge after stabbing a gas station clerk and a casino patron during a 2020 robbery in downtown Reno, Nevada, KOTO-TV reported.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The bearded, beaming King Triton wears a crown and carries a three-pronged trident.—
John Raby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Like other types of fishing, spearing sturgeon requires special equipment, including spears that look like a cross between a pitchfork and a trident.—
Brian Kaiser,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In quiet neighborhoods around the state, sirens pierced the air too frequently.—
Erica E. Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
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Yes, the index pierced below its 200-day moving average, but that trend line continues to slope solidly higher.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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An ex-chief of staff to Barack Obama era CIA Director John Brennan, since 2019 Shapiro has been a sharp spear for law firms, Tinseltown stars and agencies.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Keeping an eye on potential tariffs Song was appointed president and CEO of Kia Motors in 2020 and was designated as the spear point for Kia's Plan S electrification and mobility strategy.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The finch uses its sharp beak to peck at the skin of the seabird around the neck or back, puncturing blood vessels to access the blood.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The documents identify several key senior policymakers behind the scenes while also puncturing the administration’s claims of a careful, deliberative review of USAID programming.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
3 Mar. 2025
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The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.—
Nicholas Liu,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2024
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Also, his halberd starts fritzing on the floor before fading out of existence, a reminder that this is all virtual reality—or rather, VR within VR, the metatextual framing of Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
16 Nov. 2023
Verb
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It is used to hunt and paralyze fish and worms before the cone snail consumes them, however, humans can also be jabbed by stepping or picking it up.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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O'Brien kept the jokes flowing during his opening monologue, lightly jabbing at A-list celebrities and their films while also reminding audiences what the Oscars are really about.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Keep Ilia’s Eye Stylus shadow stick on hand for this, in a hue like Nectar that’s a summery peach.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Our readers, however, are sticking a local icon: Arthur Bryant’s.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Harpoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harpoon. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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