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to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
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Recent Examples of stabbing
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
An Alhambra man faces a possible 24-year prison sentence for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old boy waiting for his mother and for trying to kill a man, both in El Sereno, three years ago.
—Ruby Gonzales, Daily News, 14 May 2026
Atlanta police are searching for a suspect believed to be on the run after stabbing a woman to death on the Beltline on Thursday.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 May 2026
During his trip, Charles met the two stabbing victims at a Jewish Care charity center as well as other religious and civic leaders.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 May 2026
An 18-year-old was arraigned for charges related to the stabbing death of a young man in Chelsea, the Suffolk County DA stated Wednesday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
The Stockton Record reported the Ione attack was not Stephens-Jenkins’ first stabbing case.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
She’s accused of stabbing of her boyfriend, Ramon Vasquez, 35, the night of March 28 on Webster Ave.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
The man was later convicted of stabbing his girlfriend and is serving 15 years in prison for the attack.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Authorities were hunting for three days for the suspect after a gruesome late-night stabbing murder on Sunday in a laundry room in the Nordheim Court apartments.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
An Alhambra man faces a possible 24-year prison sentence for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old boy waiting for his mother and for trying to kill a man, both in El Sereno, three years ago.
—Ruby Gonzales, Daily News, 14 May 2026
Atlanta police are searching for a suspect believed to be on the run after stabbing a woman to death on the Beltline on Thursday.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 May 2026
During his trip, Charles met the two stabbing victims at a Jewish Care charity center as well as other religious and civic leaders.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 May 2026
An 18-year-old was arraigned for charges related to the stabbing death of a young man in Chelsea, the Suffolk County DA stated Wednesday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
The Stockton Record reported the Ione attack was not Stephens-Jenkins’ first stabbing case.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
She’s accused of stabbing of her boyfriend, Ramon Vasquez, 35, the night of March 28 on Webster Ave.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
The man was later convicted of stabbing his girlfriend and is serving 15 years in prison for the attack.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbing
Verb
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The president has kept up his criticism of Leo, jabbing the pope in a May 4 interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on the eve of Rubio’s visit.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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In the 10 months since, Colbert has not held back, regularly jabbing his network, its new owners’ cozy relationship with the president and reports that his show was hemorrhaging $40 million a year.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The ping of pickleball play produces a uniquely piercing and repetitive sound that has led to contentious lawsuits and controversies across the entire country, including just north in Fox Point, as the sport has rapidly grown in popularity over the last few years.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Mars merging with Pluto can hit you with a piercing moment of honesty.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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With the stick shortened, Sweets went into surgery, where vets discovered that the stick had gone into and through the dog's abdomen, puncturing the abdominal wall on the other side, but not the skin.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Mulligan delivers lacerating fragility, while Isaac turns Josh’s accommodating nature into a pathology, but both characters are littered with backstory details that Beef leaves hanging.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The same could be said for Howe’s lacerating self-flagellation afterwards.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This is as important, and as boring, in theory, as picking a fund for your 401(k), yet, improbably, the draft has become one of the largest events on the sporting calendar.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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So picking the right actors was very important for me.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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But the storms that lash the unpeopled coasts and jagged mountains of our Fiftieth State are no respecters of men, even the best of us.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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From the beginning, the Palisades, with its Mediterranean climate and jagged coastline, lured the most adventurous of settlers, each generation reshaping it in its own image.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Return to a boil, gently stirring the gnocchi to prevent sticking.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
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Still, after sticking Annie so deeply in the psychological trenches, gesturing to the light at the end of the tunnel is also welcome.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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“Stabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabbing. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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