spindled

verb

past tense of spindle
as in impaled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindled
  1. impaled
  2. stabbed
  3. speared
  4. pecked
  5. skewered
  6. punctured
  7. jabbed
  8. gored
Verb
  • Just as Wolvie is hot on their trail, he’s impaled by a harpoon and the demo sadly comes to an end.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Rhaenyra is called into her chambers to find the window open, and Helaena impaled dead on the spikes below, one spike garrishly sticking out of her neck.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of impaled
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Reigns slipped out and speared Rollins – one, two … so close.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Blackberries make beautiful garnishes, especially when speared with a rosemary sprig.
    — Anna Kovel, Martha Stewart, 10 July 2026
Definition of speared
Verb
  • Pelicans swooped overhead and night herons, with spiky yellow feathers flying from their heads, goofily pecked the grass for insects.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • As Cadeau pecked his way through the blue-and-maize confetti littering the court, Justin did a quick change.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of pecked
Verb
  • Throughout the ceremony, Maher was honored as a champion for free expression, with humor that skewered the right and the left.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 July 2026
  • On his June 16 show, the comedian skewered Trump over the green appearance of the water in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been overrun with algae after a recent renovation.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Definition of skewered
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of jabbed
Verb
  • In another, a Florida man was gored and injured by a bison in the Lake Village area, where restaurants and hotels are located.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • One runner was gored in the face and many more were fortunate to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of gored
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“Spindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindled. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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