1
as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting
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2
as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows
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Recent Examples of skewer
In the midst of their tenure as the Disney Channel's premiere boy band, the Jonas Brothers were skewered by South Park — and now, Joe Jonas is reflecting on the group's reaction to their depiction on the cartoon.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 June 2025
Squeeze the lemon peel over the top of the drink to express the oils, then skewer the peel on a cocktail pick and add the remaining raspberry to the pick as garnish.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 June 2025
Jon Stewart skewers Jake Tapper, CNN Jon Stewart isn't happy with CNN.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The 5th Circuit has blocked S.B. 4., and a lower court and a three-judge panel skewered Abbott’s constitutional argument in the buoy case.
—Molly Redden, ProPublica, 23 May 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 June 2025
Squeeze the lemon peel over the top of the drink to express the oils, then skewer the peel on a cocktail pick and add the remaining raspberry to the pick as garnish.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 June 2025
Jon Stewart skewers Jake Tapper, CNN Jon Stewart isn't happy with CNN.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The 5th Circuit has blocked S.B. 4., and a lower court and a three-judge panel skewered Abbott’s constitutional argument in the buoy case.
—Molly Redden, ProPublica, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewer
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Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were stabbed to death in the middle of the night at their off-campus residence.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Kernodle died from lacerations to her heart and lungs, and she had been stabbed more than 50 times.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
24 July 2025
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From the earliest days of Greek drama Herakles is ridiculed for his brutish way of eating his food, his preference for a good meal versus a good woman and, in Aristophanes’s The Bird, even his reluctance to leave a barbecue in order to help save his own father.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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That audio clip has been shared some 60,000 times on TikTok, often by Venezuelans ridiculing the notion that everybody from their country is a gangster.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
23 July 2025
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Photos shared by both ABC News and Sky News show a Rolls-Royce engine — one of four on the plane — being punctured by the support beam of jet bridge.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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GameStop is auctioning an infamous stapler that punctured the screens of new Nintendo Switch 2 screens.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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He was previously mocked on social media during a loss to Austin Peay in November, when the Fox College Hoops broadcast showed Clark sitting in the stands.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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The longtime litigator mocked the Mexican president's response.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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The bullet pierced that victim’s left thigh, exiting then lodging in her right thigh.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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Reduce heat to low to maintain a simmer; simmer over low, covered, until broth mixture has thickened and steaks are tender when pierced with a fork, about 1 hour, stirring gravy and turning steaks every 15 minutes.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
20 July 2025
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One of those sticking points has been a mammoth bond issue that is being pitched to voters in the November election.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 July 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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Likely to jab at the president as a public fallout between the two over Trump’s spending bill boiled over.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The man jabbed the machete fully into his car toward his face.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
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My open squad especially looks better than my ADP team picks now that the troubling timeline for Joe Mixon’s injury has been reported.—
Jay Felicio,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Luckily, the Lions’ defense picked them up by not allowing a touchdown despite the Chargers starting with the ball at the Lions’ five-yard line.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Skewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewer. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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