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as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
during the lesson the boy absentmindedly made perforations in his paper with his pencil
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as in aperture
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
poked the button through a perforation in the fabric
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Recent Examples of perforation
If the magnets are swallowed, children can potentially suffer perforations, twisting or a blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death, the company said.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The material's pore size, perforation, and layer structure can also be varied to change its acoustic behavior to suit different kinds of spaces – like stairwells, offices, large halls, and classrooms.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 July 2025
The upper features full grain waterproof leather with pinked edges, a polished toe cap, and wingtip perforations that nod to heritage menswear.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 July 2025
The numbers are the Knighted Eras font with Polaris star perforations.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The material's pore size, perforation, and layer structure can also be varied to change its acoustic behavior to suit different kinds of spaces – like stairwells, offices, large halls, and classrooms.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 July 2025
The upper features full grain waterproof leather with pinked edges, a polished toe cap, and wingtip perforations that nod to heritage menswear.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 July 2025
The numbers are the Knighted Eras font with Polaris star perforations.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforation
Noun
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Rogue Valley Humane Society discovered a puncture wound on the cat's neck and provided him with immediate medical treatment and antibiotics.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Officers located two adult victims that were suffering from puncture wounds.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Aug. 2025
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The main camera has a 48MP sensor with quad pixel binning, an aperture of f/1.7, and an 82-degree field of view (FoV).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The series’ most recent season, however, sees its aperture widen, introducing more members of the big-wave community and traveling to multiple destinations beyond Nazaré, something the creators hadn’t really done before.—
Trey Williams,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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One Netherlands international, according to the police, allowed his Porsche to be used by criminals and the car ended up riddled with bullet holes.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Gordon, hitting holes hard with his physical running style, sparked the run game in the second half.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Perforation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforation. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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