Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindled
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Lean too hard on one wall of the kitchen, and you might actually be impaled.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026 -
The pole flew under her car and impaled her in the stomach.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 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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The word mom speared out of her mouth.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Vecna gets speared, the monster goes down, the creepy heart stops beating and everyone's alive!—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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The two teams faced off again on Sunday, and once again, the Birds pecked Kansas City, this time in a three-point victory.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jon Talton, a former Arizona Republic columnist whose columns skewered and shepherded the development of his hometown of Phoenix through the early 2000s, has died.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Trump and Republicans skewered former President Joe Biden for releasing millions of immigrants into the country on humanitarian grounds.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, researchers at Texas A&M University created a dynamic material that repairs itself after being punctured by shifting from a solid to a liquid state and back again.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 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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An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Webster repeatedly jabbed his finger, Rathbun met it with his left hand, as if trying to swat him away.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Florida man gored by bison at Yellowstone park A prominent wolf that lived among Yellowstone's most famous wolf pack is believed to have been illegally shot and killed just outside the park last month, according to wildlife experts.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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This deer can’t even grab a bite at the local deer feeder without getting gored.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Spindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindled. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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