sledge

verb

Definition of sledgenext
as in to spear

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sledge
  1. spear
  2. cane
  3. cudgel
  4. lash
  5. club
  6. sledgehammer
  7. stab
  8. whip
Verb
  • The allegations detailed serious safety and security issues at the jail, including charges after two inmates were stabbed to death and another was speared in the spine with a makeshift icepick.
    Michael Balsamo, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Another surfer last December who was also surfing off an Indonesian island was speared in the armpit by a needle fish, and suffered a punctured lung but survived, the publication Surfer reported.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of spear
Verb
  • Prune the second-year, woody canes off summer-bearing raspberries once a year after the plants fruit.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
  • In the nearly 250 years since its founding, the United States has witnessed its fair share of political violence, from four presidential assassinations to an 1856 caning on the Senate floor to a 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left at least five dead.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Definition of cane
Verb
  • Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.
    Timothy Ryback, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Before long, fairs had such attractions as cudgelling bouts, bearbaiting, and something called gouging.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
Definition of cudgel
Verb
  • The Owl, the father figure, flies into rages, yelling and occasionally lashing out with a hand or foot.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump lashed out at ABC over the moderators' fact-checking efforts.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of lash
Verb
  • Instead, these soon-to-be-newlyweds ride in limos and go clubbing with their respective pod squads before both parties unite into one big mixer — at which point Fernanda and Gerardo begin complaining about each other to anyone who’ll listen.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Noel yells at them to leave, starting a row that ends with Noel clubbing his younger brother on the head with a cricket bat.
    Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Definition of club
Verb
  • The folks in attendance Monday at the century-old building on St. Paul’s Payne Avenue included Mayor Melvin Carter and Gov. Tim Walz, who took turns sledgehammering holes in the drywall to kick off a $10 million, top-to-bottom reinvention.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The move means the 7-foot Kiwi will be under contract for the next three seasons and signals that at a time when the game is becoming increasingly perimeter-oriented, the Pelicans will try to sledgehammer their way to wins.
    Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 24 Nov. 2020
Definition of sledgehammer
Verb
  • Palestinians have carried out scores of stabbing, shooting and car-ramming attacks against Israelis in recent years.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Tonya Harper, 42, was fatally stabbed in the neck at her house in an unincorporated area near Chandler and Sun Lakes in 2019.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of stab
Verb
  • Available in 21 colors, the mixer has 10 speeds to knead, whip, and stir ingredients for bread, baked goods, pizza dough, and more.
    Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Add the honey, egg, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cream; whip with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread the sweet potato mixture in the prepared baking dish.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of whip
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