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pikes

verb

present tense third-person singular of pike

as in quills

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thrusts

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His ex-cop brother Adam Driver propositions him on a business scheme which thrusts them into conflict with the Russian mob.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026

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