Thesaurus results for STABBED

stabbed

verb

past tense of stab

as in jabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake

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Recent Examples of stabbed After being stabbed in the ass by Northmen Roddy the Ruin (Tommy Flanagan), Ulf’s (Tom Bennett) dragon suddenly roars in from above and takes them both out in a giant ball of fire. — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 Kailey Erhart, 22, stabbed her 5-month-old and 3-year-old children to death on Thursday after waving a gun at her estranged husband and threatening to kill herself, according to police. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Dallas police said they were called to an apartment complex on Park Lane after a 37-year-old Isidoro Melo-Munoz reportedly stabbed a woman. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Frykowski and Folger had escaped out of the front of the house, but the killers caught up with them and stabbed each of them to death, leaving their bodies on the lawn. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 Allen was waiting at a bus stop when he was stabbed in an apparent random attack by a suspect wearing a clown outfit, the Illinois state police said. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 There was the guy Daemon stabbed through the ear, and then the smelly killers Gwayne sniffed out, and now Ser Adrian, who took a knife to the throat within seconds of seeing Aemond. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Officers reported that surveillance video showed Rivas pursued the victim, wrestled with him on the ground, and stabbed him in an armpit area. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Tyrell Scott was stabbed in the chest during a confrontation on Riverdale Ave. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbed

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

Later that day, her most devout followers rented a fleet of RVs, picked Didulo up from her apartment, and began driving across the country.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
The group quickly grew at home and received attention from beyond — in its first year running, Futsi was picked to host the International Street Football Association’s Northern California regional qualifier for its inaugural World Cup tournament.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of picked

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