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as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
during the lesson the boy absentmindedly made perforations in his paper with his pencil
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as in aperture
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
poked the button through a perforation in the fabric
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Recent Examples of perforation
In fact, his hands and feet had something like perforations made by the nails, front and back, that retained scars and showed the blackness of the nails.
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Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
The warm glow and the effect from the perforations are totally beautiful, and the lamp is just $110 right now, which is quite the bargain despite its luxe, upscale look.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Sometimes when a patient’s eye has scarring on — or thinning or perforation of — the cornea, a cornea transplant is necessary, said Brissette, who is also a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Surgeons noted her injuries included three perforations of the small bowel and sepsis.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
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Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
The warm glow and the effect from the perforations are totally beautiful, and the lamp is just $110 right now, which is quite the bargain despite its luxe, upscale look.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Sometimes when a patient’s eye has scarring on — or thinning or perforation of — the cornea, a cornea transplant is necessary, said Brissette, who is also a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Surgeons noted her injuries included three perforations of the small bowel and sepsis.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforation
Noun
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The puncture was a bullet hole, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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And in Season 11, before the game even started, castaways hiked 11 miles through the Guatemalan jungle—a 24-hour trek in 100-degree heat that resulted in one collapse, one biceps tear, one vomiting spell, and one puncture wound from a poisonous tree barb.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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According to the late, great eclipse photographer Fred Espenak on Nikon, those after a close-up of the blood moon should set the camera to ISO 400, open the lens to the widest aperture, and try a variety of exposures, adjusting the shutter speed in five-second increments.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The book opens its aperture to the amplest of wide angles, too.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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Congress and the White House are digging a deep, deep hole for our children.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Video from the scene showed multiple bullet holes in a car windshield.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Perforation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforation. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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