as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
impale a marshmallow or two on that stick and let's start toasting
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Recent Examples of impaled
Their necks were broken and they were dragged away to the bush to be impaled, their bowels punctured.
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Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
Station 113 races to rescue the man impaled by the railing atop the water tower that was built in the late 1800s and was expanded to four stories in the 1890s to accommodate fire-fighting water tanks.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Lucas and Simone had been tasked with holding and then removing a protruding piece of a forklift metal prong impaled in a construction worker’s abdomen.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The videos, which were shared online, showed baby monkeys being crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled and mutilated.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
Look for deadfall before pitching the Gatewood Cape, so as best to avoid being impaled by the top half of a tree.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
There will already be dead bodies of some of the Vaulters scattered around, including their poor wedding officiant, who got impaled on the wall.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
There’s even duck boats now, albeit with goons impaled by an anchor and buoy.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
If that weren’t bad enough, she is impaled by a hook, which pulls her out of her ride.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impaled
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Banfield stabbed his wife, according to prosecutors.—
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On Monday night last week, a man and woman were stabbed on the platform for the 69th Street Red Line stop.—
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Ade stood over his bride, deeply concerned, when a lively drum roll pierced the air.—
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Consuelos discussed an increase in mosquitos while a buzzing noise pierced the air.—
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If the worst happens and the dome is punctured, 2,000 tonnes of CO2 will enter the atmosphere.—
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The same could not be said of her trachea, which had been punctured lethally from the attack.—
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The inmates jabbed him repeatedly.—
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In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.—
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Daniel Lewis and Pete Prisco at CBS Sports both picked New England in close games.—
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If only a few in number, they can be hand-picked from the plants and destroyed.—
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But there is a primal scream stuck in our collective throat.—
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Even after the pick-less Young trade, there does seem to be a pathway present for the Heat to restock with draft picks while, like the Hawks, continually stuck in play-in-ville.—
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“Impaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impaled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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