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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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 -
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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Former Major League Baseball (MLB) starter Trevor Bauer took Pete Rose’s reinstatement as another avenue to jab the league.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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Nearly 150 people were jabbed with syringes during a street music festival in France, the country’s interior ministry said, adding that authorities had arrested at least 12 suspects.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
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For the first time, Prime Day is now a four-day event, running through July 11.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
10 July 2025
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Prime Day kicked off on Tuesday, July 8, and is set to run through Friday, July 11.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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“Transpierce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpierce. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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