PIERCED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

pierced

verb

Definition of pierced

past tense of pierce

as in penetrated

to go or come in or into thoughts of revenge relentlessly pierced her mind

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as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in pierced his ears with a needle

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as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object the saber pierced his chest, releasing a spurt of blood

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Recent Examples of pierced Investigators believe the bullet that pierced the restaurant window was fired from inside a passing vehicle on Vista Village Drive. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Poy was wounded in a second land mine explosion that pierced his face and body with shrapnel and killed three of his colleagues. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Multiple bullets pierced Bridegan’s body and vehicle – one just inches from his toddler, Bexley, who was uninjured and crying, still strapped into her car seat, according to CNN affiliate WJXT, which cited prosecutors. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Once the center was pierced and the leadership structure failed, the Maratha army could not make an organized retreat. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Last month, the image of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo being pinned to the ground, his torso pierced by a bullet, became the latest evocation of that history. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Juanita, also a grandmother, died of her injuries, while Jessica suffered several fractured ribs, one of which pierced her lungs, the lawsuit states. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Eight thick stone legs support a circular tower pierced by arched openings. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The first worker jumped off a plank onto a nail that pierced his boot, and by sheer chance, passed cleanly between his toes. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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The leaf canopy was so dense that at times only a half-light, a sort of dusky murk, penetrated to the forest floor where the hounds ran.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of penetrated

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The two-time All-Star shot 4 of 6 from the field and drilled two 3s.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Peters then drilled a first-pitch fastball from Tigers starter Jackson Jobe over the right-field wall for the tying two-run home run, his seventh of the season.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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His parents were fatally stabbed in their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood in December.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
An Australian teen was stabbed repeatedly in an apparently largely unprovoked attack early Monday morning inside a McDonald's in New York City, police sources said.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of stabbed

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This comes as women have entered the workforce in record numbers as part of social and economic reforms under Vision 2030, playing an increasingly prominent role in consumer spending.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
As the ball entered the 6-yard box, LAFC’s Jeremy Ebobisse raced across and attempted a clearance.

— Daily News, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
While driving around the town of Tremont in a sleek red Model S, an unnamed driver hit an object on the road which punctured the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery, local station WABI5 reported.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of punctured

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Protest organizers said that creates a pathway through which locally collected surveillance information could potentially be accessed for immigration enforcement.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Not to be outdone, Meta later added that one of its models had accessed the internet during a cybersecurity test and exploited a security flaw at an unnamed third-party company.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of accessed

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In the 2024 playoffs, Carrington poked Fever phenom Caitlin Clark in the eye.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

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