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to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
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Recent Examples of stabbing
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In 2013 she was convicted of manslaughter in the stabbing death of her boyfriend.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Last Friday, an 18-year-old student carried out a knife attack at a school in northern Chile, killing a 59-year-old school inspector and stabbing four other people, including another staff member and three students.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Two teenagers are facing charges in connection to a Hackensack, New Jersey, stabbing that sent one of them to the hospital.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
According to Prescott, Walker appeared intent on stabbing the policeman before he was shot.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
He was accused in the stabbing deaths of a woman and a teen in December 1987, and detectives were struck by the similarities in Langstaff's death and their slayings, Macias said.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Arturo Hernandez, 33, was convicted for the stabbing death of 25-year-old Anthony Freas, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The condition of the stabbing victims remains unknown.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
She is accused of stabbing a pregnant woman outside in the parking lot of the Harris Teeter in Cotswold on March 18.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In 2013 she was convicted of manslaughter in the stabbing death of her boyfriend.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Last Friday, an 18-year-old student carried out a knife attack at a school in northern Chile, killing a 59-year-old school inspector and stabbing four other people, including another staff member and three students.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Two teenagers are facing charges in connection to a Hackensack, New Jersey, stabbing that sent one of them to the hospital.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
According to Prescott, Walker appeared intent on stabbing the policeman before he was shot.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
He was accused in the stabbing deaths of a woman and a teen in December 1987, and detectives were struck by the similarities in Langstaff's death and their slayings, Macias said.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Arturo Hernandez, 33, was convicted for the stabbing death of 25-year-old Anthony Freas, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The condition of the stabbing victims remains unknown.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbing
Verb
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The original stickers — the ones jabbing at Biden — started appearing in 2021.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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While his peers aimed to achieve maximum tension by barking about capitalism over jabbing, if not outright obnoxious, guitars, Shaw scrapped layer after layer—distortion pedals, crash cymbals, eventually the drum machine itself—to crystalize his band’s own sound.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Tyler, the Creator’s Don’t Tap the Glass, ironically, is the least piercing and the most hedonistic, by design.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2025
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Streisand covered the emotionally piercing song the following year, and clever DJs around the country began splicing the two solo versions together.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
24 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Riachi created the custom travertine fireplace with a walnut surround, puncturing it with vertical openings and linear alabaster wall sconces to echo the screens in the entrance hall.—
Amy Bradford,
Architectural Digest,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The same could be said for Howe’s lacerating self-flagellation afterwards.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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According to the Daily Mail, Rebecca Loos, David Beckham’s former personal assistant, had a few things to say about the long-simmering family drama, which exploded into public view Monday after 26-year-old Brooklyn Beckham posted a lacerating take-down of his parents on Instagram.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The 6-foot-1 guard followed up his 36-point night against the Hawks by picking the Hornets apart with paint jumpers, going 8-for-10 in the paint with just one shot inside the restricted area.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Even if the Broncos trust Dobbins to become durable, picking his successor is logical.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The green Rio Grande rests like a ribbon in the jaws of jagged canyons.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With nearly all of the 10 million Indians who live in the Gulf sticking it out during the conflict with Iran, efforts by New Delhi to overhaul the rights of its workers abroad are falling short of what is needed, according to the Indian news outlet Scroll.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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In Texas, a man was charged after allegedly sticking his camera up the skirt of an agent during a showing.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Stabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabbing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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