as in apertures
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
the mouth is a bodily orifice
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Recent Examples of orifices
After four seasons of love sausages, exploding body parts, and supes climbing into other people's orifices, this is set to be the finale of all finales.
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Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Screwworms—or technically New World Screwworms (NWS)—are parasitic flies that spawn hundreds of ravenous larvae in the wounds and orifices of a wide range of warm-blooded animals.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Screwworms—or technically New World Screwworms (NWS)—are parasitic flies that spawn hundreds of ravenous larvae in the wounds and orifices of a wide range of warm-blooded animals.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orifices
Noun
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In one of them, iron-rich spring water flows through a row of apertures in a stone retaining wall, staining it over time with rust-red residue.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Those after ultimate portability might think 8x25 or 10x25 binoculars are perfect for travel, but in low light, their tiny apertures struggle.—
Jase Parnell-Brookes,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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For most of Sunday, Bridgeman played golf stuck in neutral, par golf through 15 holes with nobody — not even McIlroy — truly providing pressure.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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McIlory remained steady, parring the final seven holes, but failed to gain ground.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Orifices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orifices. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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