1
as in penetrated
to go or come in or into
thoughts of revenge relentlessly pierced her mind
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2
as in drilled
to make a hole or series of holes in
pierced his ears with a needle
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3
as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
the saber pierced his chest, releasing a spurt of blood
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Recent Examples of pierced
Bake until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, 50 to 60 minutes.
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Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
At Davos last year, the hype around AI agents was pierced by the shock of DeepSeek’s R1 model, which was released during the conference.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The center is engraved in a pattern of undulating rays emanating from the hour and minute guichets (windows), meant to resemble the edges of clouds pierced through with sunlight.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Bullets pierced Martinez's car and windshield.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
At Davos last year, the hype around AI agents was pierced by the shock of DeepSeek’s R1 model, which was released during the conference.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The center is engraved in a pattern of undulating rays emanating from the hour and minute guichets (windows), meant to resemble the edges of clouds pierced through with sunlight.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Bullets pierced Martinez's car and windshield.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pierced
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New groups have sprouted, and protests have penetrated formerly docile suburbs.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bane similarly penetrated the paint and scored a team-high 14 points before the break, ending with 20-plus points for the 26th time in a Magic uniform.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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He was drilled by Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon on his second interception as Witherspoon hit Maye’s arm and the ball floated out of his hands and right to Nwosu, who had nothing but open field in front of him.—
Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Jason Myers drilled his third field goal of the game, giving the Seahawks a 9-0 lead with 11 seconds to go.—
February 9,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The victim was stabbed multiple times in the back as the quarrel escalated, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Elordi strides naturally through the film’s burning-of-Atlanta orange sunscapes and its grasslands stabbed by obsidian spikes of rock.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Familiar with the building thanks to her father’s role there, the young woman went up to the second floor and entered one of the rooms.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Dodds and Mouat, who entered the field as favorites, shook hands with the Wrana siblings with one end still to play.—
JULIA FRANKEL,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Abigail Boyd, an opposition Green lawmaker in the state parliament, said she had been punched by officers while attempting to vacate the site.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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But McCalla then got up, pursued Mudd and punched him.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The episode has punctured Preckwinkle’s reputation for managerial skill — a primary reason this page has endorsed her in previous elections despite some disagreements with other aspects of her record.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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One of the bullets struck Boyd in the abdomen, traveled through his body, and ultimately punctured one of his lungs.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The phony number was accessed by an IP address which was later traced to Callella’s home in California.—
Vivian Kwarm,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the manipulation vulnerabilities, Nagli easily accessed a database with human users’ email addresses, private DM conversations between agents and other sensitive information.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The sports journalist, who split from Kelce in 2022, joined forces with Tiffany Haddish, Ben Simmons, and Offset in a Sleeper commercial that poked fun at the aftermath of calling it quits in the spotlight.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Altman and other senior executives took to social media to respond to swipes from Anthropic, which ran Super Bowl ads that poked fun at OpenAI's decision to run ads within ChatGPT.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Pierced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pierced. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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