1
as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey
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2
as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes
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Recent Examples of spiked
Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
One day in August, padding around in pink shorts and white socks, Mezrich, a bespectacled 55-year-old with spiked hair, leads me upstairs to behold it.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The five other suits put before the courts in New York Monday see familiar claims of more men and women being drugged with seemingly spiked drinks and assaulted by Combs and his entourage at parties and events, almost in the open on occasion.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
But Merritt drinks the spiked beverage and drowns, drowsy from the medication.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Why not the kid with spiked hair and a steely glare?
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
One day in August, padding around in pink shorts and white socks, Mezrich, a bespectacled 55-year-old with spiked hair, leads me upstairs to behold it.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The five other suits put before the courts in New York Monday see familiar claims of more men and women being drugged with seemingly spiked drinks and assaulted by Combs and his entourage at parties and events, almost in the open on occasion.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
But Merritt drinks the spiked beverage and drowns, drowsy from the medication.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiked
Adjective
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Jasmine petals, one of my favorite floral notes, is given a spikier edge alongside Australian pink pepper, while raspberry and spun sugar add a pleasing sweetness without being too much.Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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How Stem Segments Tell the Difference The Thanksgiving cactus has the spikiest stem segments of the three varieties, and its pollen is yellow.Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
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After his arrest in 1985, he was convicted of 13 murders, with his victims having been bludgeoned with hammers, stabbed or shot.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Police are still searching for three suspects after a 17-year-old migrant was fatally stabbed in New York City last week.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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One woman applied a dolphin design to her face; one of the men in the group got a barbed wire design running across his neck; while the pick of the bunch saw another of the guys opt for an Illuminati-style pyramid tattoo on his forehead.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Under the glaring sun, people poured toward the notorious facility north of Damascus, as traffic stretched for miles and some left their cars to walk the last stretch uphill, past barbed wire fences and watchtowers.Clarissa Ward, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
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The artwork shows a stainless-steel bull pierced with red arrows.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Later in 2023, McConnell appeared to freeze in two separate instances that stirred concerns about his overall health.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The university's volleyball team just wrapped up a season that stirred national controversy over a transgender athlete on the team.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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The picture depicts a bustling market of shoppers and vendors, with a jagged line reminiscent of those on graphs winding through the stalls.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Instead, vascular dementia began to take her down precipitously, mentally and physically, in jagged, irregular steps.Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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That's why this pronged device will become your new kitchen assistant.Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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We’ve been asked to be gentle and diligent with these giant, pronged implements.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
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“Spiked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiked. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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