bayoneting

variants also bayonetting
present participle of bayonet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayoneting
Verb
  • Students are returning to class Wednesday at Utah Valley University just days after prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event on campus, thrusting the community into the national spotlight.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Things take a turn when the gig spirals, thrusting Millie into a dangerous dynamic.
    Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taddese is on the ground, bent over, face down, as a man kicks him, and the woman who was pushed, dressed in a black jumpsuit and barefoot, gets up and begins punching him.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Samirah, the central performer, entrances Billie—her lyrics punching over vibrating beats, her voice gritty and sultry.
    Lauren Morrow September 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2009, Tropicana replaced its familiar logo, an orange with a straw poking out, with a minimalist design featuring a glass of orange juice.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Routh allegedly came within a few hundred yards of Trump before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of a tree line.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Bayoneting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayoneting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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