transpierce

verb

tran(t)s-ˈpirs How to pronounce transpierce (audio)
Definition of transpiercenext
as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpierce
  1. stab
  2. pick
  3. pierce
  4. puncture
  5. stick
  6. jab
  7. run through
Verb
  • Her daughter, Martha Moxley, was found bludgeoned and fatally stabbed with a golf club in the backyard of her family’s home in Greenwich’s tony Belle Haven neighborhood on Halloween 1975.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • She had been beaten so savagely with a golf club belonging to a set in the Skakel house that the club snapped and the killer used a jagged piece to stab her through the neck.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of stab
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  • John Phelan, founder of MSD Capital, was picked for secretary of the Navy, and Charles Kushner, father-in-law to Ivanka Trump and founder of Kushner Companies real estate firm, was chosen for ambassador to France.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This is the last poll of 2024, but The Tennessean will pick it back up in January so be looking.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of pick
Verb
  • In art and politics equally, 2024 has been—to me, at least—a swerving journey between high peaks and low depths, blind confusions and piercing revelations, the crooked and the straight.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The wire runs along the catalyst layer, then pierces the ePTFE membrane to connect to the current collector in the back of the electrode.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of pierce
Verb
  • No matter how well the software operates, tires do get punctured!
    Richard Bishop, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • These sharp needles could also puncture the digestive tract, which might lead to more severe health issues.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of puncture
Verb
  • Barton appears to enjoy juxtaposing the banality of Helen’s life as a wife and mother—flawlessly hosting her husband’s holiday work party, sticking jewels on a crown for a Nativity costume—with the extravagant action of her secret life.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But nothing ever seems to stick, and that's because no experiment has given any hint that quarks and leptons are composite particles.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of stick
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  • The Treasury Secretary and Fed chairman are the two most important economic policy roles in the U.S., and Trump has often jabbed at Powell, who was a Trump appointee during his first term.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Riley, an attorney, has jabbed the finger right back at his opponent, pointing out that the influx of migrants from the southern border happened under his watch as Congressman.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of jab
Verb
  • Here's where to find them When is Hanukkah in 2024? Hanukkah begins Dec. 25 and runs through Jan. 2, 2025.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The decision stems from Rampage and Battle of the Belts not being included in AEW's new TV deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, which begins in January 2025 and runs through December 2027.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of run through
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“Transpierce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpierce. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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