as in stabs
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close
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The suspect pounces on Ennin while the victim is down and stabs him multiple times before running off.—
Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
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After Fiona confesses to killing Willem, a raging Constance stabs Dahlia.—
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But Anderson punctures his weed haze with the bright light of a past that in actuality never dimmed, when Lockjaw begins to hunt Pat and Willa.—
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Recounting his visit with Shelton’s body after she’d been taken off of life support in From Bleak to Dark, Maron punctures the somber scene with a joke about taking a selfie.—
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Nothing that pierces the skin should ever be used as leverage over a child's opportunity to education and to learn.—
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Nicole Kidman's stare pierces the room.—
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The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.—
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Our top picks start at $16, with some even on sale, too.—
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Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.—
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Haggard jabs Baird over mailers The race is already tense.—
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Research in habit formation consistently shows that behavior sticks when it is tied to context cues, environment and routine rather than motivation alone.—
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Let’s hope the finale sticks the landing.—
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“Gores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gores. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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