as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board
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Recent Examples of transfix
But his case has transfixed Norway due to his ties to the heir to the throne.
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Gwladys Fouche,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
The basketball community has been transfixed by this year’s unpredictable NBA Finals between San Antonio and New York.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
But Johnson said that didn’t mean he wasn’t transfixed by Wednesday night’s dramatic NBA Finals comeback by the Knicks against the San Antonio Spurs.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Artists such as Chandler Walters, Noeline Hofmann, Gareth and Caylee Hammack also had listeners transfixed at their respective sets throughout Saturday afternoon in Music City.
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Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Gwladys Fouche,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
The basketball community has been transfixed by this year’s unpredictable NBA Finals between San Antonio and New York.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
But Johnson said that didn’t mean he wasn’t transfixed by Wednesday night’s dramatic NBA Finals comeback by the Knicks against the San Antonio Spurs.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Artists such as Chandler Walters, Noeline Hofmann, Gareth and Caylee Hammack also had listeners transfixed at their respective sets throughout Saturday afternoon in Music City.
—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfix
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Gabriel Garland, the Love Island UK Islander who was removed from the villa after being named in court documents in a stabbing incident, has broken his silence.
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Continue reading … CABIN CHAOS — Midair horror as passenger admits trying to stab stranger through the eye.
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The celebration opened with piercing fifes and thundering drums from the Young Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Pleasanton, as a nod to America's quincentennial.
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Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
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On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.
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His instinct is usually to puncture grand language before anyone else can.
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The engaged couple from Orlando, Florida, pick a different city to visit each Fourth of July.
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Bellinger and Schlittler were selected by their fellow players, while Rice was picked by Major League Baseball.
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Their families clung to the shade of the trees on either side, where one woman had two American flags stuck through her ponytail.
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That level of output convinced Vogt to stick him in the leadoff spot a little more than three weeks into his career and not look back.
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Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth.
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The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
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“Transfix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfix. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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