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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Naturally, the privilege of drilling your marketing messages into the skulls of TV’s last great mass audience comes at a price.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
The company constantly collects data to optimize its operation, since longer drilling times translate to higher costs.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of drilling

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But, even more specifically, the story is in dialogue with the British artist David Austen’s minimal and piercing drawings.

— Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Possible options include ammunition designed for varied levels of impact, including armor-piercing configurations.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of piercing

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Houston will host the Kansas City Royals, owners of the fifth-worst record in baseball, and the Rangers will host the Boston Red Sox, a club on the verge of punching its own ticket to October.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The victim tackled Cunningham and started punching him, and took the gun.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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The shrapnel tore through the metal surrounding the engine, shattering the window at row 11, leaving a dent in the plane near row 8 and puncturing the body below the wing, as well as gouging and denting the tail, the NTSB said.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
According to the company website, the glove is designed to disrupt sensory nerves without puncturing or burning the skin.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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