as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close
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Recent Examples of gore
The last time Georgia played Texas, in the 2019 Sugar Bowl, Bevo appeared to try to gore Uga.
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Asher Price, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
In 2022, a 25-year-old woman was gored by a bison and tossed 10 feet into the air at Yellowstone National Park, rangers said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2025
Three years later, Tip attacked again, this time using his tusks to try and gore the same man.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
Previous reports noted that the elephant gored the student, but Spanish news agency EFE verified that she was not gored, per the Daily Mail.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Asher Price, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
In 2022, a 25-year-old woman was gored by a bison and tossed 10 feet into the air at Yellowstone National Park, rangers said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2025
Three years later, Tip attacked again, this time using his tusks to try and gore the same man.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
Previous reports noted that the elephant gored the student, but Spanish news agency EFE verified that she was not gored, per the Daily Mail.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gore
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Austin’s father, Jeff Metcalf, said he was stabbed in the heart and died in his twin brother’s arms.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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Police said evidence found at the scene indicated the man was stabbed near a bus stop in the 100 block of 11th Street.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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But economic realities and the physical limits of beaming internet connectivity from space could puncture the good vibes.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Having your skin punctured by a needle over and over hurts — and larger body art can require several sittings.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The five-year-old ear-piercing studio is opening a fleet of units this year both in new and existing markets, bringing its store count to 40 by the end of the year.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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The song and album aren’t always as piercing as the couplet, but brevity allows Showbiz!—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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The law has long recognized that attorneys should feel free to punch and jab their opponent with threats and intimidation to try to resolve a dispute before filing a lawsuit, because court dockets are jammed with cases and tough talk can help clear the deck.—
Bill Hochberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rhodes and Reigns had an epic fight, with Reigns sticking in it with the help of the Bloodline and Rhodes surviving purely based on his own toughness.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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The knife was fully intact and buried with the blade sticking straight up.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Van Lith was picked in the first round by the Chicago Sky.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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Throughout the week, The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler, Joe Smith and Jeremy Rutherford were on site and picked the players’ brains about, well, each other.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the meats are cooked on spits off-site and loaded onto the truck.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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The direct-to-consumer business model is fairly straightforward: A consumer orders a genetic test kit online, spits into a tube that comes in the mail, returns it to the company and accesses their results in an online portal.—
Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Gore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gore. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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