as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
pinholes in a bedsheet will look like stars if you shine a light from behind it
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Recent Examples of pinhole
Power, input, settings, profile, and Google Assistant buttons sit above the pad, alongside a pinhole microphone.
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PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
Contaminated cooling water sometimes leaks to the interior through pinholes or poor seams and introduces bacteria that cause spoilage.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Both temples feature downward-firing speaker grilles directly in front of the ear hooks and pinhole microphones near the hinges.
—PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
The devices can also be placed over card readers at ATMs, or use pinhole cameras to record customers entering their PINs, according to the FBI.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
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PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
Contaminated cooling water sometimes leaks to the interior through pinholes or poor seams and introduces bacteria that cause spoilage.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Both temples feature downward-firing speaker grilles directly in front of the ear hooks and pinhole microphones near the hinges.
—PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
The devices can also be placed over card readers at ATMs, or use pinhole cameras to record customers entering their PINs, according to the FBI.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinhole
Noun
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Similarly, Shanidar 3 had a puncture wound to his ribs, which would have likely collapsed his left lung.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
30 June 2025
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In October, a surfer was killed after being impaled by either a needlefish or a swordfish – another species of fish that can leap out of the water and cause puncture wounds – off Indonesia's West Sumatra coast.—
Dan Radel,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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These white jeans that come in a classic straight-leg style and have a breezy side slit.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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When approaching a sea turtle egg, the ghost crab will snip a distinctive slit into eggshells.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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“Pinhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinhole. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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