1
as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey
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2
as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes
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Recent Examples of spiked
Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Taffer’s Tavern: Reimagining milk and cookies for the grown-ups, their warm chocolate chunk cookies come with spiked bourbon vanilla milk—a cozy twist that feels indulgent and just a little bit rebellious.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Spotify’s logo is shown in a cup of coffee and imprinted on an opulent button, a spiked ring, blue and purple liquid circles, and several other designs.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
Or try the spiked hot chocolate with Fernet and cacao whip on top.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Mounted in a defensive pose, with its spiked tail raised in the air, the dinosaur stands around 11.5 feet tall and measures roughly 27 feet in length.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Taffer’s Tavern: Reimagining milk and cookies for the grown-ups, their warm chocolate chunk cookies come with spiked bourbon vanilla milk—a cozy twist that feels indulgent and just a little bit rebellious.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Spotify’s logo is shown in a cup of coffee and imprinted on an opulent button, a spiked ring, blue and purple liquid circles, and several other designs.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
Or try the spiked hot chocolate with Fernet and cacao whip on top.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiked
Adjective
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Jasmine petals, one of my favorite floral notes, is given a spikier edge alongside Australian pink pepper, while raspberry and spun sugar add a pleasing sweetness without being too much.Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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How Stem Segments Tell the Difference The Thanksgiving cactus has the spikiest stem segments of the three varieties, and its pollen is yellow.Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
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Both women appeared to have been stabbed multiple times, authorities said and the local medical examiner’s office confirmed, per FOX 11, WSAZ and MetroNews.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Hernandez-Velasco, 32, was rushed to Stamford Hospital after he was stabbed at a party, cops said.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Middle Tennessee actor talks near-death experience Flying into a barbed wire fence at 11.Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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Colin lost his leg to a shark while surfing in Hawaii; Sydney nearly bled out after shrapnel from the Boston Marathon bombing pierced her femoral artery.Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her death was likely due to a parasitic wasp–as Main’s team noticed that her burrow cover had been pierced.Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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City were uncharacteristically stirred beyond recognition but roused themselves and did not lose another league game for the rest of the campaign, winning 19 of the final 23.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Controversy stirred earlier this year upon the Washington Free Beacon unearthing White House visitor logs that said Podesta held a meeting with McUsic.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Winding roads diving deep between steep hillsides littered with jagged deadfall and boulder-size talus, towns few and far between.New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
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But when a kayaking trip goes horribly wrong, Mum is suddenly gone forever and Hazel is left with crippling anxiety and a jagged scar on her face.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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That's why this pronged device will become your new kitchen assistant.Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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We’ve been asked to be gentle and diligent with these giant, pronged implements.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
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“Spiked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiked. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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