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Recent Examples of orifice One spring, or manantial, is fed by groundwater that flows from a small orifice in the rock to create the larger pool. Miami Herald, 11 July 2025 This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Like other Ediacaran fossils, Quaestio doesn't seem to posses any orifices. David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 There’s a questionable orifice in the front of his forehead. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for orifice
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Noun
  • At its center, the lens scores in the outstanding range at its maximum aperture (5,700 lines), though its edges and corners aren't as clear and bring the average score down into the excellent range for a 60MP chip (4,400 lines).
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In Mint, Regan has widened the aperture and secured a buzzy cast, including a rare TV acting performance from Ben Coyle-Larner AKA hip-hop star Loyle Carner.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Buffalo’s forward depth has already been tested early in the season, and Danforth is a versatile player who helps the Sabres plug holes in the bottom six.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • When the Chicago rat hole went viral, Magle and his team considered how the mark was made.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Orifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orifice. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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