1
as in stabbing
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 stimulating
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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Smith was convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and her sons decades ago.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2024 -
Brooks was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2017 for stabbing his girlfriend in Monroe County.—
Kate Holland,
ABC News,
27 Dec. 2024
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But at the time, the theory that providing children with stimulating activities would help them more than rote learning and academic drills was revolutionary.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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For only the second time in at least a decade, top leaders last month made stimulating spending and domestic demand their top priority in 2025.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune Asia,
3 Jan. 2025
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That’s the cost of not picking in the first round in each of the last three drafts.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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As such, investors will be better off picking ADBE stock in the current dip for robust long-term gains, in our view.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook uncovered without stirring.—
Kelly Brant,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Add the 3 ½ tablespoons butter and, stirring continuously, cook until the caramel reaches 238 degrees, 15 to 20 minutes more.—
Kelly Brant,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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In the meantime, Democrats are jabbing back at GOP claims over the New Orleans atrocity.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
3 Jan. 2025
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Companies perfected the art of evasion, leaving us jabbing the zero key like a deranged woodpecker just to talk to someone with a pulse.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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And an image of a woman named Linda Jackson washing her hair in a plastic bin on the Navajo Nation, the striking mountains of Monument Valley piercing the background, was how Elliot Ross shed light on what life is like in America’s water inequality capital.—
TIME Photo Department,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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The She Wolf's howl is as piercing as ever.—
Pamela Avila,
USA TODAY,
19 Dec. 2024
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The sun is spitting out fantastic flares, hurling solar material at Earth and triggering spectacular auroras.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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An Ohio mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly abusing her baby by spitting at her and pouring dish soap down her mouth, authorities said.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Spiking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiking. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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