gimleted

verb

past tense of gimlet
as in dirked

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  1. perforated
  2. riddled
  3. thrust
  4. punched
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  • The floor panels were perforated with a dot matrix of vents that regularly replace all the air in the clean room.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The leather has a puffy, premium appearance is perforated at the tongue, eyelets and heel badge.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of perforated
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  • Koichi is happy to put his past as a kamakazi pilot behind him, although still riddled with guilt over still being alive.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Roads are riddled with potholes, tens of thousands of streetlights are out, and water and power bills are surging.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of riddled
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  • If Nik’s not available for Friday, if Nik’s not available for this nonconference slate, people like him and Egor (Amosov) are going to now be thrust into bigger roles.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Along with the wealth of studies suggesting a reliance on these tools impacts critical thinking , many school districts are wary of thrusting a technology that’s become synonymous with effortless cheating at school assignments into students’ hands.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of thrust
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  • The console has already appeared at several maker events, where eager kids have punched and kicked its chunky buttons.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Linebacker Nick Bolton punched the ball free from Hall, and Alohi Gilman recovered to set up a short-field touchdown.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of punched
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“Gimleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimleted. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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