pierced

past tense of pierce

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Recent Examples of pierced But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024 The artwork shows a stainless-steel bull pierced with red arrows. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 The cheery fall aesthetic of the program's seasonal set existed for mere seconds at the top of the live broadcast, before an issue with Joy Behar's chair pierced through the otherwise jovial pre-holiday atmosphere. EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Add sweet potatoes, and cook until tender when pierced with a fork, about 10 minutes. Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pierced 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pierced
Verb
  • The action begins not in Ancient Egypt but in the 1920s, when the archaeologist Howard Carter penetrated King Tut’s tomb.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The implications of this advance have not yet penetrated the public consciousness.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Both women appeared to have been stabbed multiple times, authorities said and the local medical examiner’s office confirmed, per FOX 11, WSAZ and MetroNews.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Two people were stabbed at a transit station in Queens, with one of them dying, and a woman was set on fire and died on a subway car in Brooklyn.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • After Purdy left the game, backup Joshua Dobbs entered and scored a rushing touchdown.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The track entered 11 different year-end lists.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cops released photos of an unknown assailant on Saturday who punched and slashed a straphanger in the face after an argument inside a Brooklyn subway station last month.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024

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“Pierced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pierced. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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