as in to pierce
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake
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Recent Examples of stab
Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Authorities said the passenger was able to take the keys out of the ignition and stabbed the suspect in the face with what appeared to be a metal fork until the suspect got out of the vehicle.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Sanchez was initially charged with several misdemeanors for an altercation with a truck driver that left Sanchez hospitalized with stab wounds.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The woman, who school officials did not name, gave the small knife to her child, who is then accused of stabbing a classmate, according to the school’s message.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Authorities said the passenger was able to take the keys out of the ignition and stabbed the suspect in the face with what appeared to be a metal fork until the suspect got out of the vehicle.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
Police were called to the Loughmiller’s Pub and Eatery on W Washington St, less than a mile from the Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium, and found Sanchez with several stab wounds to his upper torso, the affidavit said.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Sanchez was initially charged with several misdemeanors for an altercation with a truck driver that left Sanchez hospitalized with stab wounds.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stab
Verb
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While the rest of his body was a meandering ghost, his eyes were molten rage-arrows piercing the other people onstage.—
Betty Gilpin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Her jacket featured side lace-up details, while her pants had piercing-like details.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Henry had separated and broken ribs on his right side, blood on the left side of his rib cage, and light puncture marks on his stomach, as well as severe internal bleeding, according to a police report.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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Henry, 5, suffered internal bleeding and puncture wounds, court documents allege, WSB-TV 2 reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, Jeanty was stopped for a loss or no gain on four of his 10 runs against light boxes, and overall, the Las Vegas Raiders were stuffed 11 times on 29 attempts — the most of any team in a game this season.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ongoing battle over Louisiana's congressional map The controversy grew out of Louisiana’s attempt to account for population shifts after the 2020 census.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Winkler took Waddell behind the door he was meant to burst out from and started to jab him.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Lego Batman can effortlessly glide from foe to foe, linking punches and kicks from one bad guy to the next.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The humanoid also nails a couple of spins and launches a few punches.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That could easily mean that thousands of UPS packages every day are not clearing customs on their first try.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Stefanski is now giving rookie Dillon Gabriel a try in hopes that the undersized Oregon product, who relies on a quick release and sound decision-making, can position the Browns to squeak out some close wins.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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People saw this strange-looking rock and tried to pick it up, but none could until this innocent little boy succeeded, delivering it to authorities.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The New England Patriots’ TreVeyon Henderson, picked 38th, is averaging seven carries per game.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The true death knell, however, is the fact that the mix of dreary and dreamlike — the very juxtaposition that gives Kiss of the Spider Woman its aenima and its sting — sit too uneasily next to each other, as if both halves were stuck in a separate conversation instead of talking to each other.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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As people stuck in the middle of a house move or a home renovation will know, things rarely run to schedule.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Stab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stab. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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