gore

verb

Definition of gorenext
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 Last year, a 47-year-old woman was gored by a bison not far from where this most recent incident took place. — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 3 June 2024 Flashback: The last time Georgia played Texas, in the 2019 Sugar Bowl, Bevo appeared to try to gore Uga. — Asher Price, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 On June 1, a bison gored an 83-year-old woman from Greenville, S.C., lifting her about a foot off the ground near Yellowstone Lake, park officials said. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 An elephant can use its tusks to push, lift, or gore a rhino that tries to threaten it. — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for gore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gore
  1. stab
  2. puncture
  3. pierce
  4. jab
  5. stick
  6. pick
  7. spit
Verb
  • During episode 1, the police show Jamie, Eddie and their attorney a closed-circuit video of Jamie stabbing Katie in the parking lot where her body was later found.
    — Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Brown pleaded guilty to the felony charge after stabbing a gas station clerk and a casino patron during a 2020 robbery in downtown Reno, Nevada, KOTO-TV reported.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of stab
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  • The finch uses its sharp beak to peck at the skin of the seabird around the neck or back, puncturing blood vessels to access the blood.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The documents identify several key senior policymakers behind the scenes while also puncturing the administration’s claims of a careful, deliberative review of USAID programming.
    — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of puncture
Verb
  • In quiet neighborhoods around the state, sirens pierced the air too frequently.
    — Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Yes, the index pierced below its 200-day moving average, but that trend line continues to slope solidly higher.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of pierce
Verb
  • It is used to hunt and paralyze fish and worms before the cone snail consumes them, however, humans can also be jabbed by stepping or picking it up.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • O'Brien kept the jokes flowing during his opening monologue, lightly jabbing at A-list celebrities and their films while also reminding audiences what the Oscars are really about.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of jab
Verb
  • Keep Ilia’s Eye Stylus shadow stick on hand for this, in a hue like Nectar that’s a summery peach.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Our readers, however, are sticking a local icon: Arthur Bryant’s.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of stick
Verb
  • She was also picked to replace Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Fresno, on the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee and was named to the Natural Resources Committee while removed from the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Netflix then picked it up, and the show quickly became one of the streamer’s most popular series.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of pick
Verb
  • But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of just spitting out an answer, a chatbot with reasoning abilities could dissect a question and provide multiple, specific responses accounting for different scenarios.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of spit

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