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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

Example Sentences

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In the bodycam footage, a police officer can be heard asking Nowak: "You've been stabbed, whereabouts?" before adding: "Don't think you have, mate."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Above all, we learn our lessons when we make misjudgments rather than claim we have been stabbed in the back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

There were loud jeers when he came on as a 69th minute substitute, although they were replaced by cheers when he stabbed home from virtually on the goalline to put England ahead 12 minutes later.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Elordi strides naturally through the film’s burning-of-Atlanta orange sunscapes and its grasslands stabbed by obsidian spikes of rock.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

For some moments it stabbed here and there, then gave up, lifted its head and watched them again.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams