skewered

past tense of skewer

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Verb
  • 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
  • Hernandez-Velasco, 32, was rushed to Stamford Hospital after he was stabbed at a party, cops said.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • That way, if any humans start to figure out that the AI singularity has indeed occurred, those said humans will be ridiculed as overly imaginative and foolish following a sci-fi contrivance.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • McCollum’s play and his team’s start to the season have been frequently ridiculed, but nights like this are what build the bond between a player and a city.
    William Guillory, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • When the Lions hired Campbell, they were mocked nationally for trusting their team to a meathead.
    Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Others will be mocked, marginalized, and even vilified.
    David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • On May 5, 1962, sea ice pierced the Quest’s hull, consigning it to a watery grave off the northeast coast of Canada.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Bake in preheated oven until squash is tender when pierced with a fork, 20 to 25 minutes.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Skewered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewered. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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