as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate
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Recent Examples of jab
Maria Yagoda, People.com, 5 July 2025
Most Republicans have moved on from last weekend’s Bo French controversy, but one Texas senator is still throwing jabs.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2025
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Glasner quite frequently does a sort of pointy thing, jabbing his finger at the south London air, when Crystal Palace score.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Noun
Stars such as Kylie Jenner, Kristin Cavallari, SZA, and other more, have all been transparent about going under the knife, from tiny jabs and injections to face-lifts, breast augmentations and tummy tucks.
—Maria Yagoda, People.com, 5 July 2025
Most Republicans have moved on from last weekend’s Bo French controversy, but one Texas senator is still throwing jabs.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2025
Verb
The 45-year-old victim was jabbed once by an assailant around 6:29 p.m. on Laconia Ave.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Glasner quite frequently does a sort of pointy thing, jabbing his finger at the south London air, when Crystal Palace score.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jab
Noun
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Lewis enters Saturday night with a 2-1 record over his last three fights, most recently having defeated Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO (punches).—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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This recipe gives a tropical punch to the buttery classic.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
Verb
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At some point, one of Valle's friends allegedly gave him a knife, which was used during the brawl to stab McGrath.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Porter was seen using his right hand to stab Abdirahman in the neck, according to the court documents.—
Mike Stunson
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The choice to keep the narration of Girls with Long Shadows with one sibling, middle triplet Baby B, was a poke into my own side, a way to force myself to examine the inextricable biases of our own perspectives and its implications on a larger story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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Really, Lundell was sent off for sparking a post-horn mini-rumble with an extra poke at Skinner as time expired in the period.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Steering column was pushed into his chest, broke his ribs, rib punctured his heart.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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Another teen girl was stabbed, her lung punctured, during the melee.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
Verb
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With piercing honesty and raw emotion, Jean Smart delivers a powerful monologue in Call Me Izzy, a new play written by Jamie Wax and directed by Sarna Lapine.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The hot nights pierced with cold decisions on young men’s futures.—
Devon Henderson,
Oc Register,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Readers clearly have no problem picking favorites, with the top properties located mostly in major travel destinations like Mumbai, New Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur, and Agra.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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This year, the program is running twice as long and with four times the number of attractions to pick from.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The new websites offer a variety of information that appears to stick closely to generally accepted definitions and science around geoengineering and the government’s ongoing research on contrails.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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“Jab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jab. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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