as in stabbing
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as in puncturing
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately, too many creditors will simply start jabbing at hard assets and one-time bank account levies without seeing the enormous pot of gold in front of them in the debtor's revenue streams.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Sauron mostly maintains the upper hand, eventually stabbing Galadriel with his spiky crown and taking the Nine Rings from her.Hayden Mears, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Austin also expressed condolences to Gallant over a shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv yesterday in which six people were killed, which Israeli police have called a terrorist attack.Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Blaring guitars and clashing drums are paired, and piercing synths turn up the volume on Gartland’s alt-pop, making for a dynamic project exploring the inherent chaos of romance.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
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With Bose’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Edition ones especially, the white is piercing and not difficult to spot.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
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The result was about 70 pairs of irregular, jagged teeth.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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There are always twists, turns, and jagged edges on the road to happily ever after.Dana Feldman, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Governments often do a poor job of picking winners.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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These racists were then able to spin a narrative about how Black players were picking on Clark, relying on all the racist stereotypes of Black people as dangerous, violent, and treacherous.Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Jabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbing. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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