Synonyms of barbed
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The candidates exchanged barbed comments during the debate.
barbed satire on American academia
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The woman at the front desk of the Devil’s Rope Museum in McLean, Texas, was thrilled Bob Wire was visiting the barbed wire exhibits.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Misogyny runs deep, quiet, local, and sharp as barbed wire.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Investigators say Mott climbed over an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire before entering the restricted airfield.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Misogyny runs deep, quiet, local, and sharp as barbed wire.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Investigators say Mott climbed over an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire before entering the restricted airfield.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for barbed
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“Barbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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