as in to pierce
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake
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Recent Examples of stab
Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Simpson was a successful professional football player who was charged in June 1994 for murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, after the two were found stabbed to death in Los Angeles.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Eight other children also suffered stab wounds in the attack.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Verb
James, influenced by the assassin, attacks Maggie, who stabs him in the leg with a knife.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Simpson was a successful professional football player who was charged in June 1994 for murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, after the two were found stabbed to death in Los Angeles.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
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Police responded to a 911 call for an assault at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station at around 11:30 p.m. and found a man with a stab wound to the back, according to the New York Police Department.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Eight other children also suffered stab wounds in the attack.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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One of the bullets brushed his spine and another pierced his bladder, leaving him with a permanent catheter.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Procedures Your healthcare provider may also suggest a nipple retractor or piercing for a longer-term solution.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Doctors at the hospital allegedly told police Hannah had three puncture wounds, per the affidavit.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Louisville committed a personal foul penalty on a 1-yard reception by Mosley to set up a 57-yard field goal attempt with one second left.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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For two decades, the organization has raged against government and corporate attempts to amass information on gun buyers.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Neeson, by contrast, is the quiet professional, with a right hook that can still jab like a crowbar.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chatty charmer Richard jabs her with a needle full of a paralyzing agent and then carts her around to various locales and in various vehicles.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Hurricane Oscar made landfall in far eastern Cuba around the same time as the blackout, throwing a one-two punch that has sapped precious resources in a country suffering from severe shortages of food, fuel and medicine.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Live updates on Election Day snags:Legal fights and long, long lines Profanities and a punch that knocked glasses off judge's face Again, police reported, Schmidt was told to go to the back of the line.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, South Dakota is also on its third try at legal adult-use.Zack Huffman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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After a few more tries, Bronze — who will turn 2 later this month — gives up and shakes the dandelion pieces onto the ground.Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Sharks’ prospect pool was also largely devoid of high-end talent, with the organization trading away multiple first-round draft picks throughout the 2010s for short-term solutions to keep the championship window open.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Rachel picks Caroline, and Genevieve goes with Sue, while Lavos Teeny and Sol stick together, and macho men Kyle and Gabe team up.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Any extra surface moisture will prevent the caramel from sticking properly.Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
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In fact, the key to this scene – the key to sticking that aforementioned landing — was making sure that Noa never came off as too emotional.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Stab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stab. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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