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pierced

verb

Definition of pierced

past tense of pierce

as in penetrated

to go or come in or into thoughts of revenge relentlessly pierced her mind

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as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in pierced his ears with a needle

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as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object the saber pierced his chest, releasing a spurt of blood

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Recent Examples of pierced Her brown leather jacket was pierced with 60 stab wounds, and her throat had been slashed nearly ear to ear. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Investigators believe the bullet that pierced the restaurant window was fired from inside a passing vehicle on Vista Village Drive. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Poy was wounded in a second land mine explosion that pierced his face and body with shrapnel and killed three of his colleagues. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Multiple bullets pierced Bridegan’s body and vehicle – one just inches from his toddler, Bexley, who was uninjured and crying, still strapped into her car seat, according to CNN affiliate WJXT, which cited prosecutors. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Once the center was pierced and the leadership structure failed, the Maratha army could not make an organized retreat. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Last month, the image of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo being pinned to the ground, his torso pierced by a bullet, became the latest evocation of that history. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Juanita, also a grandmother, died of her injuries, while Jessica suffered several fractured ribs, one of which pierced her lungs, the lawsuit states. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Eight thick stone legs support a circular tower pierced by arched openings. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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On August 7, the Oregon governor’s office confirmed hackers had penetrated the core control systems of an Oregon water district.

— John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
The Mughals were heavily outnumbered by the Afghans but had penetrated the opposing army from the side and rear, causing great losses in Hemu’s army.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

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Two people were stabbed, one fatally, near Times Square on Monday afternoon, with responding authorities shooting and killing the female suspect, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
One of the two people who was stabbed also died, while the other victim was hospitalized in stable condition.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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Combined with recent updates across several companies in the AI industry, the AI competition appears to have entered a new phase centered on cost-efficiency.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Last year, Tatcha entered Europe in partnership with Sephora, adding to existing footprints in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia and Japan.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

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The first arrest came in May 2025, after Rodriguez allegedly punched his father in the face when asked to turn off his loud music, according to court records.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Police say Moore stole cash from a woman, then punched her and a second woman when he was confronted.

— Jessica Riley, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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The crash broke more than a dozen ribs, punctured her lungs and left her with spinal cord injuries that left her in a wheelchair.

— Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Her joy at having another child was quickly punctured by grief, as her 20-year-old son, Daniel, died suddenly three days later while visiting his mother and newborn half-sister in the hospital.

— Imani Sumbi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of punctured

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According to OpenAI, its models escaped a sandboxed testing environment, accessed the internet and exploited a vulnerability to gain access to Hugging Face’s systems while trying to find information to cheat on an evaluation.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Anthropic disclosed three incidents during third-party evaluations in which its models accessed the internet and gained unauthorized access to external organizations.

— Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of accessed

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Better together Industry analysts, experts and insiders have consistently poked holes in the states' argument that the combination of TV networks would create antitrust issues.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
So too were the buildings, including my hotel, which poked through the seven-foot-high snowbanks, looking like an ancient shipwreck covered in shifting sand.

— Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

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