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as in pierced
to make a hole or series of holes in
the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth
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as in popped
to strike with a missile from a gun
drilled the target from 100 yards away
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The Jays’ leadoff hitter also reached safely against Yamamoto in the following two innings, first on an infield popup with a 100 percent catch probability that Freddie Freeman overran, then when Yamamoto drilled George Springer on the wrist.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Freshman kicker Lukasz Smolen, who comes to Charlotte from London, drilled a 21-yard field goal.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Under the leadership of Angus Graham from Uppsala University, and with the assistance of colleagues from the University of Southampton, the group successfully drilled 61 sediment cores, some of which were drilled to depths of more than 11 meters (36 ft).
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Moody drilled the 38-yard field goal as time expired to complete the comeback.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
With Microsoft’s support, Terradot has drilled soil and sediment cores to bedrock to analyze mineral and chemical profiles.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Zack Marticorena and Jacob Romeo each scored rushing TDs and Christian Slojkowski drilled a 40-yard field goal.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
It was discovered in 1986 and first drilled in the 1990s.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Gianluca Consentino drilled the go-ahead extra point try, and Avon Old Farms had seized a 29-28 lead with 63 ticks left.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The Jays’ leadoff hitter also reached safely against Yamamoto in the following two innings, first on an infield popup with a 100 percent catch probability that Freddie Freeman overran, then when Yamamoto drilled George Springer on the wrist.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Freshman kicker Lukasz Smolen, who comes to Charlotte from London, drilled a 21-yard field goal.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Under the leadership of Angus Graham from Uppsala University, and with the assistance of colleagues from the University of Southampton, the group successfully drilled 61 sediment cores, some of which were drilled to depths of more than 11 meters (36 ft).
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Moody drilled the 38-yard field goal as time expired to complete the comeback.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
With Microsoft’s support, Terradot has drilled soil and sediment cores to bedrock to analyze mineral and chemical profiles.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Zack Marticorena and Jacob Romeo each scored rushing TDs and Christian Slojkowski drilled a 40-yard field goal.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
It was discovered in 1986 and first drilled in the 1990s.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Drilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drilled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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