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Recent Examples of airhole
When handling a possum (or any wild mammal), wear protective gloves and place the animal gently in a secure container like a box with a lid and air holes.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Each container comes with a lid that has a silicone sealing ring around the perimeter and a sealed air hole to keep everything fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole).
—Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
There are also air holes with grommets and air fresheners in it so your sweaty climbing shoes don't get super stank.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 22 Oct. 2025
About 7 or 8 pieces in the middle had the big holes and to each side there were others that a bit smaller air holes.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Each container comes with a lid that has a silicone sealing ring around the perimeter and a sealed air hole to keep everything fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole).
—Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
There are also air holes with grommets and air fresheners in it so your sweaty climbing shoes don't get super stank.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 22 Oct. 2025
About 7 or 8 pieces in the middle had the big holes and to each side there were others that a bit smaller air holes.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airhole
Noun
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The granite monolith of Stawamus Chief rises above Howe Sound, and its three summits also draw hikers for sweeping views across the inlet.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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Additional studies will investigate replacin aluminum structures with steel for better durability, and the addition of spike inlets and other aerodynamic refinements necessary to maintain stable flight and payload release at speeds approaching and exceeding Mach 3.—
David Szondy
June 04,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
Noun
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If a foreign object punctures the tread or sidewall, your tire can deflate slowly or quickly, depending on the puncture.—
Jason Fogelson,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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Deputies found the victim with at least 10 puncture wounds, the outlets reported at the time.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Fiber increases work best gradually Adding more fiber can be good for your diet, but suddenly doubling your intake can backfire.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Baking soda isn't a cure-all for digestive discomfort, but proper soaking, discarding the soaking liquid, and gradually increasing your bean intake may help.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Additionally, this was kept secret from the guys until Corbin made his grand entrance later that night.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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Indeed, Knicks fever has taken over the five boroughs, from the frenzied postgame fan congregations on 7th Ave to the MTA repainting the entrance to a 34th Street subway station in orange and blue.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The only telltale signs of the electronics hidden in the temples are a single power button, a four-contact connector, pinhole microphones, and thin speaker grille slits.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Other delightful details include down pillows and duvets, thick terry bathrooms, and a light-up bathroom mirror for getting up close and personal with every pore.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Like a cornerstone to liquid movement inside the body, this pore lets chloride, specifically, pass while batting away other electrolytes.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There was something fundamentally literary about this endeavor; where else does writing come from, if not the desire to peer through the keyhole of someone else’s mind?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Negotiations were shelved, leading to an impasse and stunting Wilson’s development, who was recovering from keyhole ankle surgery which was worse than first thought.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Take, for instance, a wormhole, a theoretical bridge connecting two distant regions of space.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Jon Stewart also made an appearance, explaining the wormhole was a metaphor, and Colbert reunited with his fellow late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers.—
Mark Kennedy,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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“Airhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airhole. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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