as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
she speared a pea with her fork and angrily flung it
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Recent Examples of spear
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
As people came close a branch would drop and spear the person in the stomach.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Most sturgeon are caught with hooks and lines, but fishers can use spears at Black Lake, which is about 15 miles south of Lake Huron, and the far larger Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin.
—Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Roman accidentally speared Punk in the middle of a GTS.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
As people came close a branch would drop and spear the person in the stomach.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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
Most sturgeon are caught with hooks and lines, but fishers can use spears at Black Lake, which is about 15 miles south of Lake Huron, and the far larger Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin.
—Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spear
Verb
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The rookie hero, opening beer bottles with his eye socket, pulling out his own tooth with pliers, and being stabbed by a fan in Mexico wielding a pen, made news everywhere.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Five years later he was arrested by police after his boss, his boss’ wife and their two children were found stabbed to death in their home.—
Chris Lau and Yumi Asada,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Catcher Patrick Bailey issued a word of warning: throwing javelin has almost nothing to do with throwing a baseball.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
12 Aug. 2024
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With all of this going on in the house, why, oh why would Jesse Solomon (always both names) hurl himself at Lexi with the velocity of a gold medal javelin throw?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That, for me, is the only piercing message of this whole thing.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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That list was winnowed in December to three corridors, including what is known as the Southwestern Grid Connector — which would run up the eastern edge of New Mexico, scrape the western edge of the Oklahoma panhandle and pierce the southeast corner of Colorado.—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When guarding a monster's attack with a lance using Power Guard under certain conditions, the weapon flashes in red but the effect is not activated When using a mantle, a Weapon Equipment Skill may mistakenly be activated.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Religious icons often depict Saints George and Michael defeating dragons, by lance and feet, respectively.—
Kelly DeVries,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Mar. 2012
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
Verb
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The video shows narwhals using their tusks to jab and stun the fish, which could indicate how narwhals interact with their prey.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence has been so successful for so long at helping entitled rich kids get admitted to Ivy League schools (specifically and exclusively Ivies) that one of them comes back to jab him with a fencing foil.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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When asked to pick a favorite (an unfair question, admittedly), Dynevor highlights an undersung benefit of antiques: their usefulness.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
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Get tickets on StubHub Own your bracket pool with The Athletic Projecting the bracket | Best picks to win the title | Best bracket names No. 1 USC Trojans Strengths: The biggest plus is that USC has JuJu Watkins.—
The Athletic,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Regardless, Italy's communication regulator praises the ruling and hopes to continue sticking it to international tech firms.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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University of California, Berkeley (UCB) researchers have now shown off the one-legged Salto bot mimic the way squirrels leap effortlessly between precarious branches and stick the landing on the very first attempt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Spear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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