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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting
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as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows
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Recent Examples of skewer
Vecna and his Mind Flayer conspirator are killed by Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and the rest of the gang in a big battle sequence that ends with the veiny villain skewered on a spike.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
However, the reboot has been skewered by critics.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The film’s initial announcement skewered Hollywood's obsession with franchises in recent decades.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Her Grimm retelling swaps glass slippers for broken noses, tapeworms, and eyelash surgery from hell — weaponizing the inevitability of a storybook to skewer beauty standards as a real social contract.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
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The woman who was stabbed is in stable condition, and the man is in critical condition, the spokesperson said.—
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Early the following morning, Anaheim police officers responded to the intersection of Santa Ana and Helena streets after witnesses reported seeing two men chasing Reyes and one of them stabbing him.—
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Mamdani has many bold ideas to address this—some of which have been ridiculed—and not all will be achieved.—
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Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.—
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Researchers in Mexico have developed a revolutionary zinc-air battery (ZAB) that keeps running even after being punctured, exposed to flames, or even completely submerged in water.—
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Their necks were broken and they were dragged away to the bush to be impaled, their bowels punctured.—
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Many users on social media mocked the team for the design.—
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When hackers reveal his identity and expose it to the public, he is ridiculed, mocked, and threatened.—
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Whistle blasts pierced the early January chill in a now-familiar community response employed by activists in US cities to alert neighbors to the presence of immigration officers.—
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As for what these glorious creatures sound like, the great eared nightjar's piercing call can be heard at dawn and dusk.—
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There was nobody to meet us; the jeep that had been scheduled to pick us up had gotten stuck about ten miles away and would take another two or three hours to arrive.—
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Simply tuck your AirTag into the silicone pouch and stick the case to the inside of your suitcase—you’ll never have to worry about forgetting to pop the tracking device into your bag ever again.—
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Though none of the celebrity moms in question have publicly spoken about the drama, earlier this week, Koma, whom has also produced several of Duff's songs in the past, shared a meme to his Instagram Story jabbing Tisdale French's piece in The Cut.—
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As Webster repeatedly jabbed his finger, Rathbun met it with his left hand, as if trying to swat him away.—
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He was hand picked by Jeopardy producers to succeed Trebek before his passing, and even got the blessing of the longtime host's widow, Jean Trebek.—
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He was picked to play for Latvia in the Winter Olympics next month in Milan, Italy.—
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“Skewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewer. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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