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as in jabbing
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 stabbing
Kate Holland, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Smith was convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and her sons decades ago.
—CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
The killer wanted for stabbing a father of three to death at a Brooklyn bodega bought a cup of coffee inside before throwing it in the victim’s face in the fight leading up to the slay, shocking video shows.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Knives were banned at this Christmas market after an armed man went on a stabbing spree at a market in August.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Albanian authorities held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents following the stabbing death of a teenager in mid-November by another teen after a quarrel that started on TikTok.
—Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
That’s when Webb grabbed a hammer and hit Wilson in the head, the source said, but that wasn’t enough to stop him from stabbing her multiple times in the chest and back, mortally wounding her.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
She was found guilty of fatally stabbing her boyfriend, Reginald Daye, in 2011 and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Morton said Alston came after her after allegedly stabbing her husband.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Brooks was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2017 for stabbing his girlfriend in Monroe County.
—Kate Holland, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Smith was convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and her sons decades ago.
—CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
The killer wanted for stabbing a father of three to death at a Brooklyn bodega bought a cup of coffee inside before throwing it in the victim’s face in the fight leading up to the slay, shocking video shows.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Knives were banned at this Christmas market after an armed man went on a stabbing spree at a market in August.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Albanian authorities held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents following the stabbing death of a teenager in mid-November by another teen after a quarrel that started on TikTok.
—Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
That’s when Webb grabbed a hammer and hit Wilson in the head, the source said, but that wasn’t enough to stop him from stabbing her multiple times in the chest and back, mortally wounding her.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
She was found guilty of fatally stabbing her boyfriend, Reginald Daye, in 2011 and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Morton said Alston came after her after allegedly stabbing her husband.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbing
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Only Jean-Baptiste could make such a screed so funny, so piercing and so devastating.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
10 Jan. 2025
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The two-story space offers a piercing and welding studio, as well as free engravings.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Reserving restaurants, purchasing park hoppers, and picking your favorite room in advance can all be done via app or phone.—
Annemarie Dooling,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Instead of picking an immediate replacement for the 60-year-old morning show mainstay to join Bush Hager, the show will try out different A-listers to find the best fit.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Much like the iconic caveman from Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones, Hollins went barefoot and sported a blue necktie and a short-sleeve, leopard-print loincloth with a jagged hemline.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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Comments For over a century, the rugged beauty of the Dolomites — with its jagged peaks rising above lush meadows and hills — has attracted wellness travelers the world over.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Stabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabbing. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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