PIERCED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

pierced

verb

Definition of pierced

past tense of pierce

as in penetrated

to go or come in or into thoughts of revenge relentlessly pierced her mind

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as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in pierced his ears with a needle

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as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object the saber pierced his chest, releasing a spurt of blood

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Recent Examples of pierced Cook for 20 minutes, or until the squash falls apart when pierced with a fork. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The exhibition layout, conceived by French designer Pascal Rodriguez, unfolds across four successive spaces, separated by partition walls pierced by large circular openings at their centers. — Sarah Belmont For Artnews, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 The sound of jackhammering in the Horsches’ backyard pierced the otherwise quiet street Wednesday afternoon. — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 Neighbors in the area say the bullets pierced parked cars, trash cans, even the bedroom window of someone blocks away. — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Pour the bean mixture into airtight freezer bags pierced the tip of a knife to create air holes. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 One item that wasn’t returned was his 3-year-old daughter’s car seat, which had been pierced by a bullet. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 In 1998, while a student at Gordonstoun, Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall (née Phillips), shocked the nation by getting her tongue pierced at a tattoo parlour in Moray, Scotland. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 The anticipation builds until the silence is pierced by the curling cry of the ancient instrument. — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

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The Biden administration designated Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in 2024 following requests from Republicans who said the group’s members have penetrated the southern border.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
My recent Hartford Courant oped, described how OpenAI agents broke out of their test sandbox and as a coordinated group (swarm) penetrated Hugging Face, a research platform used by AI developers.

— John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of penetrated

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Broncos kicker Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard field goal in overtime to elevate Denver to a 17-14 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Just two years ago, in 2024, Schmidt and the Trades Council were on opposite sides of a different ballot measure proposal — one over an oil industry effort to repeal a law banning oil and gas wells from being drilled too close to parks and schools.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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After losing in 2024, McGinn has repeatedly raised concerns on the campaign trail about Bradley’s absence from a vote in the Senate on legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
As seen on a surveillance video, the man walked up to the victim, grabbed him, and stabbed him multiple times before fleeing from the scene.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat.

— Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
From the moment Errol Holden’s raps entered the public sphere in the early 2020s, listening to them has felt like hearing a stranger on the street earnestly tell you how the city has changed.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

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As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Ordinary except, of course, for that time humans punched it, opening the door for the Hera mission to explore the previously unremarkable rocks.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of punched

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The hackneyed ruminations on feminine style are punctured by an image of violent female rage.

— Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of punctured

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The industry as a whole has grown rapidly over the past decade and is built on the demand for drugs targeting common conditions — and that can be accessed discreetly — such as hair loss treatments and hormone replacement therapies.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
If someone accessed your account or made unauthorized transactions, call the number on your card or the institution's official website.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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