as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate
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Recent Examples of jab
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
Strickland fought well behind his jab and did a good job defensively for most of the fight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Paul, a 27-year-old YouTube star, jabbed and jabbed with the precision of a piston.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The former cast member returned to host for the fourth time and wasted no time in taking jabs at everyone from Jake Paul to Elon Musk and even Jennifer Lopez.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
Strickland fought well behind his jab and did a good job defensively for most of the fight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Rosario used a hubcap as a shield before pulling out a black steak knife and jabbing toward the officer, Bishop said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Paul, a 27-year-old YouTube star, jabbed and jabbed with the precision of a piston.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jab
Noun
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Together, the pair have leaned into Hollywood glamour with knockout gowns that pack a punch.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Even when these parties do aim to help working-class voters, their policies don’t pack an electoral punch.Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Her daughter, Martha Moxley, was found bludgeoned and fatally stabbed with a golf club in the backyard of her family’s home in Greenwich’s tony Belle Haven neighborhood on Halloween 1975.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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She had been beaten so savagely with a golf club belonging to a set in the Skakel house that the club snapped and the killer used a jagged piece to stab her through the neck.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
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As fall deepens, common colds and the flu are spreading, but one poke can help protect your health.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
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Hadley was even penalized a point during the fight for two eye pokes.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
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No matter how well the software operates, tires do get punctured!Richard Bishop, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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These sharp needles could also puncture the digestive tract, which might lead to more severe health issues.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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In art and politics equally, 2024 has been—to me, at least—a swerving journey between high peaks and low depths, blind confusions and piercing revelations, the crooked and the straight.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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The wire runs along the catalyst layer, then pierces the ePTFE membrane to connect to the current collector in the back of the electrode.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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John Phelan, founder of MSD Capital, was picked for secretary of the Navy, and Charles Kushner, father-in-law to Ivanka Trump and founder of Kushner Companies real estate firm, was chosen for ambassador to France.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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This is the last poll of 2024, but The Tennessean will pick it back up in January so be looking.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But nothing ever seems to stick, and that's because no experiment has given any hint that quarks and leptons are composite particles.Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Barton appears to enjoy juxtaposing the banality of Helen’s life as a wife and mother—flawlessly hosting her husband’s holiday work party, sticking jewels on a crown for a Nativity costume—with the extravagant action of her secret life.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Jab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jab. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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