PERFORATING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

perforating

verb

present participle of perforate

as in drilling

to make a hole or series of holes in he perforated the sheet with his pencil and put it in his binder

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Portugal’s second goal against Uzbekistan in the group stage added even more variety to the mix, with Bruno Fernandes drilling a low effort towards three runners at the near post.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The Fever guard, who was walking the Octagon at UFC 329 less than 24 hours earlier, caught fire for 20 points while drilling six of her seven attempts from beyond the arc.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of drilling

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Collins can’t make the same pivot without piercing the brand that carried him this far.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
The documentary feature Noga, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival last month and is currently making the film-festival rounds, is as piercing as that shriek.

— Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Definition of piercing

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But that hasn’t stopped one of the country’s increasingly renowned grape-growing regions from punching well above its weight.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Video footage of the incident appears to show two officers struggling with Hardy, with one of them punching her before taking her to the ground.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

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On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.

— Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Where there’s normally carpet or hardwood floors, there are rocks, puncturing bare feet with each step.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 June 2026

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