as in keyhole
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Recent Examples of peephole
Lucy had been watching Helen for some weeks, on tip-toes, her eye pressed to the peephole.
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Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
There’s one only visible through a peephole hidden behind a panel on a wall, and there’s even one printed on a yellow sweatshirt mixed in with a sea of white button-down shirts on a conveyor belt in the laundry.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Visitors to the museum can watch her through peepholes and via feed from a security camera.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In one room, Elliott, eyes squinting and face slicked with sweat, lies on his belly on a makeshift platform watching the street through a large, jagged peephole punched in the wall.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
There’s one only visible through a peephole hidden behind a panel on a wall, and there’s even one printed on a yellow sweatshirt mixed in with a sea of white button-down shirts on a conveyor belt in the laundry.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Visitors to the museum can watch her through peepholes and via feed from a security camera.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In one room, Elliott, eyes squinting and face slicked with sweat, lies on his belly on a makeshift platform watching the street through a large, jagged peephole punched in the wall.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peephole
Noun
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The Schiaparelli collection included derby boots with corset lacing, pointed-toe pumps and keyhole pumps.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Private data is like viewing the economy through a keyhole—clear, but with a narrow field of vision.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One day while driving, my vision began to shrink, like the end of a movie when the camera reduces to a pinhole.—
Lisa K. Friedman,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Locate the reset button (usually a small pinhole on the back).—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many specialize in just one part of the production process, such as cutting collars, sleeves or buttonholes, said Giuseppe, while the most skilled are able to work on all parts of the garments.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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While most of the seven buttons at the bottom were well-placed, six buttonholes showed loose threads upon close inspection.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
Noun
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One photo showed the actress, Agruma and daughter Royce, 2, standing at the entrance of Claridge's in London.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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There will be free bike valet service near the Jibboom Street entrance.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
27 Jan. 2022
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In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.—
Steven Litt,
cleveland,
4 July 2021
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“Peephole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peephole. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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