1
as in to pierce
to make a hole or series of holes in
a nail punctured the tire
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2
as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle
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Recent Examples of puncture
Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Shiffrin won her record-breaking 100th World Cup skiing event earlier this year after making a miraculous return to skiing less than three months after sustaining a puncture to her abdomen during a crash at a competition in Vermont last November.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Police reported that dozens of cars had their tires punctured and bodywork scratched.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Unlike softshell luggage, which is prone to rips, punctures, and general wear and tear, the Voja is constructed from polypropylene, a material that is both lightweight and incredibly impact-resistant.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Shiffrin won her record-breaking 100th World Cup skiing event earlier this year after making a miraculous return to skiing less than three months after sustaining a puncture to her abdomen during a crash at a competition in Vermont last November.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office announced that Atlanta rapper Young Scooter, real name Kenneth Bailey, died after puncturing his thigh while climbing a wooden fence and losing too much blood.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Police reported that dozens of cars had their tires punctured and bodywork scratched.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puncture
Verb
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Taking the main melody, the nine-time Grammy winner’s piercing voice soars over lush harmonies provided by the other singers, with Eilish adding her own tasteful riffs throughout.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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If one chapter of your mortal span—your wartime experience, or a love affair—has pierced you more sharply than any other, why shouldn’t that chapter go up front?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Rapper Tory Lanez, who is serving jail time, was hospitalized after another inmate stabbed him.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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With pound for pound punches, exhilarating stunts (that might be the best of the franchise), & incredible performances throughout.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Getting Hauser back would add extra scoring punch to Boston’s bench, though he’s been quiet so far this postseason.—
Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The Bears’ senior drilled a walk-off double to center field in the bottom of the seventh that scored two runs, giving Menlo-Atherton a 4-3 win Wednesday over Burlingame in a Peninsula Athletic League Bay contest.—
Mike Lefkow,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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On the Knicks’ next possession, Bridges drilled a 3-pointer from the corner, getting help from the backboard as the ball glanced off the glass.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2025
Verb
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Asked about Trump's return to power on Thursday, Biden jabbed the current president on several fronts from domestic to international affairs.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Cole has jabbed at West on multiple occasions in the past.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Later in the season, Jaz also faces a health scare as she’s brought to tears while dealing with pain in her leg.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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About an hour later, 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost emerged on the central balcony of the basilica in Vatican City as the new leader of the world’s largest Christian denomination — wearing the white papal cassock for the first time and choking back tears.—
Mariel Padilla,
Them.,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The actor also poked fun at his name in a pre-show interview with Pat’s daughter, Maggie Sajak, after thanking her for saying it correctly.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Pickard poked fun at himself late in the regular season for doing a double-pad stack in 2025.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Musical fans will likely have a bone to pick with you, though.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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There, the family hunkers down, their days occupied with the grueling task of picking cherries in the absence of their usual workers.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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“Puncture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncture. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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