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spear
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See: penetrate, pierce


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The spearlike burgundy foliage of certain New Zealand flax (Phormium) varieties combines well with the shimmering green globes of dwarf mock orange (Pittosporum Tobira 'Wheeleri'), the blue fingers (Senecio mandraliscae) ground cover, or the yellow and green variegated 'Old Gold' spindle tree (Euonymous).
IN THE GARDEN SYCAMORES BEAUTIFY VALLEY STREETS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
One would think that Ronald Reagan was born with horns, a spearlike tail, and pitchfork by reading Kramer's hate-filled commentary.
Kramer vs. Reagan by Hedinger, J. / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
His three-foot-long, spearlike tamping iron, accidentally igniting the blasting powder, shot thirty feet into the air after first passing through his head.
John Fleischman Phineas Gage: a Gruesome but True Story about Brain ... by Robinson, Lolly / The Horn Book Magazine
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