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Lind — despite being stabbed in the eye and impaled with a samurai sword — managed to survive the attack.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Other anglers prefer tube jigs or a jig with a tiny minnow impaled through its dorsal fin.—
Cory Schmidt,
Outdoor Life,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Marcus Semien hit a chopper down the left side, which Jorbit Vivas stabbed at wildly while missing it badly.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Two people were stabbed in north London on Wednesday in an attack that police have now formally declared a terrorist incident, prompting a major emergency response and an ongoing counterterrorism investigation.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Out of nowhere, D’Angelo speared both men through the announce table.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The word mom speared out of her mouth.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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As Cadeau pecked his way through the blue-and-maize confetti littering the court, Justin did a quick change.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Standing right behind the decoy, the bird cautiously sized up George, pecked him on the head, then jumped and used his spurs to knock George to the ground.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Based in Chicago, The Onion was founded in the 1980s and for decades has skewered politics and pop culture, including making Jones a frequent target of mocking articles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Almost as soon as they were revealed, local critics skewered Zumthor’s designs.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The hero worship was eventually punctured, though, and in the nineteenth century Leonardo and Michelangelo would become the twin heads of Renaissance art genius.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The scissors work great, but because the props team punctured the uterus to assist in the incision, the amniotic liquid started leaking out, seeping into the prosthetic torso Wolf is strapped into.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The casting director playfully jabbed Anderson in her acceptance speech, referencing the filmmaker's 14 career Oscar nominations without a victory.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Ricardo Ortiz was handling the bulls in their enclosures at La Malagueta, a historic bullring in Málaga, when one of the animals gored him, according to Lances de Futuro, the company organizing the bullfight.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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By the end of the story, characters have been shot, pierced by arrows, gored by a deer, and nearly burned to death in a barn fire.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Spindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindled. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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