knifed

past tense of knife

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knifed
Verb
  • Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cops released photos of an unknown assailant on Saturday who punched and slashed a straphanger in the face after an argument inside a Brooklyn subway station last month.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Suddenly, Fort Myers was thrust into the national spotlight as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration waited for officials to make their next move, threatening the loss of state and federal funds.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In the daffodil spears thrusting up through dead leaves, each stalk swells with the pulse of a blossom-to-be.
    Rosanna Warren, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The clip poked fun at photos from the couple's recent cover shoot for Interview magazine.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that more than 80% of all USAID grants were being permanently cut.
    Violet Ikong, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Now cuts to federal funding threaten efforts to prevent more cases and outbreaks.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Knifed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knifed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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