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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
This has serious health consequences, including intestinal perforations, twists, and blockages.
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025
These injuries may include dental damage, laceration of the mouth or throat, or laceration or perforation of the intestine.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The costume designer adds that those subtle perforations become deeper cuts only when Will begins to doubt his own abilities as a father, and inflicts damage of his own.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Fulcher’s cause of death was determined to be sepsis, peritonitis and colonic perforation, along with the instrument left in his body during surgery, per Cleveland 19 News.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025
These injuries may include dental damage, laceration of the mouth or throat, or laceration or perforation of the intestine.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The costume designer adds that those subtle perforations become deeper cuts only when Will begins to doubt his own abilities as a father, and inflicts damage of his own.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Fulcher’s cause of death was determined to be sepsis, peritonitis and colonic perforation, along with the instrument left in his body during surgery, per Cleveland 19 News.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforation
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Soaking up uneven terrain is the job of dual independent suspension to the rear, there's a rear differential for stable cornering, and 20-inch cast aluminum wheels front and back are each wrapped in puncture-resistant Kenda rubber.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of the season, Tommy and his father slowly tighten their bond, a process punctuated with darkly comic lines that both puncture and reflect Thornton’s and Elliott’s undeniable chemistry and gravitas.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those using a separate camera could set the aperture or F-stop to four or less and use a focus set to the furthest possible setting.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Shutter speed should not be confused with aperture, which has to do with how wide the shutter opens.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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This week’s forecast, appropriately enough, calls for sunshine and temperatures in the mid-70s for the 72-hole event.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Across the street, crime scene investigators took photos of a silver Chevy car, which had at least one bullet hole in its front windshield.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Perforation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforation. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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