stabbed

VERB

puncture, pierce with sharp, pointed object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hurt injure jab prick punch stick wound

STRONG

bayonet brand carve chop cleave clip cut drive gore hit jag knife penetrate pierce plow plunge prong ram saber shank sink slice spear thrust transfix

WEAK

open up run through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist cure heal help

STRONG

increase rise unite

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stabbed

Smit Machchhar was hailed for his heroism after being stabbed on Flight 1073.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster," Netanyahu wrote on X.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Photographs from the Flydubai flight are front and centre of the Times, which names the stabbed pilot as Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian national.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

On his June 2026 song “We Know the Truth,” he rejected allegations connecting him to the killing and said he learned after arriving to perform at the festival that someone had been stabbed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

I stabbed my chicken tender with a fork.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon