Thesaurus results for STABBED

stabbed

verb

past tense of stab

as in jabbed

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 stabbed 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 Multiple juveniles were arrested after a 16-year-old girl was stabbed in Enfield in the early morning hours Sunday. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 She had been beaten and stabbed inside her home, and her body was then placed in the trunk of her car. — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 Police were asking for information after a Kansas City man was fatally stabbed in downtown Lawrence early Sunday morning. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 Both father and son were wounded in the scuffle, with the younger man being stabbed in the head, lower back and right shoulder, while his dad was stabbed in his knee and slashed on his stomach, cops said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 During the dispute, the female allegedly stabbed the male multiple times. — Cbs News Miami Digital Team, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Witnesses have said that Anthony, a Black student from Centennial High School, stabbed Austin Metcalf, a white Memorial High student, after Metcalf tried to remove Anthony from the Memorial tent at the April 2025 track meet. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbed

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

Definition of jabbed

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

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

Pelicans swooped overhead and night herons, with spiky yellow feathers flying from their heads, goofily pecked the grass for insects.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
As Cadeau pecked his way through the blue-and-maize confetti littering the court, Justin did a quick change.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026