as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
impale a marshmallow or two on that stick and let's start toasting
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Recent Examples of impale
The group was tracking a black rhino fitted with a GPS device when the rhino charged out of the brush and impaled Van Jaarsveld with its horn.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
29 Apr. 2026
The black rhino, which weighed approximately 2,900 pounds, charged at van Jaarsveld and fatally impaled him.
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Ryan Brennan
april 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Lind — despite being stabbed in the eye and impaled with a samurai sword — managed to survive the attack.
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Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Finished for now, impaled on Ezra Klein’s pen, the drama over a popular left-wing Twitch streamer started with a March 19 op-ed from leaders of Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
29 Apr. 2026
The black rhino, which weighed approximately 2,900 pounds, charged at van Jaarsveld and fatally impaled him.
—
Ryan Brennan
april 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Lind — despite being stabbed in the eye and impaled with a samurai sword — managed to survive the attack.
—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Finished for now, impaled on Ezra Klein’s pen, the drama over a popular left-wing Twitch streamer started with a March 19 op-ed from leaders of Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank.
—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impale
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Gabriel Garland, the Love Island UK Islander who was removed from the villa after being named in court documents in a stabbing incident, has broken his silence.
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Continue reading … CABIN CHAOS — Midair horror as passenger admits trying to stab stranger through the eye.
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The celebration opened with piercing fifes and thundering drums from the Young Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Pleasanton, as a nod to America's quincentennial.
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Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
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Commentary and opinions In his latest column, Michael Hiltzik punctures the myth of Alan Greenspan, whose policies gave us the Great Recession.
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Where there’s normally carpet or hardwood floors, there are rocks, puncturing bare feet with each step.
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The engaged couple from Orlando, Florida, pick a different city to visit each Fourth of July.
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Bellinger and Schlittler were selected by their fellow players, while Rice was picked by Major League Baseball.
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All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer.
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Board-game groups on Meetup grew about 10% per year from 2021 to 2023, and the momentum has stuck well past lockdown.
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The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
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Angry fingers jab at the California Public Utilities Commission, perhaps more vigorously than at the utilities themselves.
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“Impale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impale. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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