Thesaurus results for SPEARED

speared

verb

past tense of spear

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object she speared a pea with her fork and angrily flung it

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Recent Examples of speared Reigns slipped out and speared Rollins – one, two … so close. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Blackberries make beautiful garnishes, especially when speared with a rosemary sprig. — Anna Kovel, Martha Stewart, 10 July 2026 With one out and runners on first and second, the Athletics’ Lawrence Butler smashed a line drive at second baseman Casey Schmitt, who speared the ball and quickly fired a throw to shortstop Willy Adames for a potential inning-ending double play. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Roman Reigns speared Fatu through the barricade. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Remove speared fish from the water or tow them a safe distance behind you. — ABC News, 26 May 2026 The word mom speared out of her mouth. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 Vecna gets speared, the monster goes down, the creepy heart stops beating and everyone's alive! — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025 The knife remains in the dominant hand, poised to cut when necessary or push food that can’t be speared atop the fork’s overturned tines. — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speared

Verb

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

Definition of stabbed

Verb

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

Definition of pierced

Verb

The solar panel that powers the camera was punctured and shattered.

— Haley Parsley August 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The barrel had been punctured several times and dumped far offshore, Spencer said, but whoever discarded the remains likely never imagined the reservoir’s shoreline would one day retract hundreds of feet.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of punctured

Verb

Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026