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as in punctures
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 apertures
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 perforations
Crafted out of recyclable and renewable materials, they’re boosted with a Cloudfoam Comfort sockliner, flaunt a suede upper that taps into one of fall 2025’s most desirable materials, and have attractive perforations as part of the design.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
In the ’50s, before digital audio, the audio strips were on the inside of the film strip’s perforations, meaning the image itself was slightly narrower.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
On a clean work surface, unroll and separate dough along perforations into triangles.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Perf means the perforations running along the film strip as it is pulled through the projector, and generally the higher the amount of perforations, the higher-quality the image.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Its finish does a fine job of highlighting the panel perforations on its top, front, and lower sides.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
The first is that the density of perforations is a balance.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
At night, the wall’s perforations are backlit to reveal what the stars looked like on May 5, 1718, the day San Antonio was founded by Spanish colonizers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The sneaker still offers performance features, including perforations for ventilation, a double-stitched toe for durability, and an EVA midsole for stability and comfort.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
In the ’50s, before digital audio, the audio strips were on the inside of the film strip’s perforations, meaning the image itself was slightly narrower.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
On a clean work surface, unroll and separate dough along perforations into triangles.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Perf means the perforations running along the film strip as it is pulled through the projector, and generally the higher the amount of perforations, the higher-quality the image.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Its finish does a fine job of highlighting the panel perforations on its top, front, and lower sides.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
The first is that the density of perforations is a balance.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
At night, the wall’s perforations are backlit to reveal what the stars looked like on May 5, 1718, the day San Antonio was founded by Spanish colonizers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The sneaker still offers performance features, including perforations for ventilation, a double-stitched toe for durability, and an EVA midsole for stability and comfort.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforations
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The onboard video from the Racing Bulls car reveals Lawson’s split-second oversteer snap correction played a big part in the collision that left both with punctures.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Battery systems based on it are also potentially safer (less prone to thermal runaway, may handle punctures better).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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These Celestron Skymaster 20x80 binoculars let in enough light for regular skywatching, thanks to their massive 80mm apertures.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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Despite its 2-5 record, Cleveland can throw some punches through one of the fiercest defensive lines in football.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Leo pulls no punches as Lizzo matches her intensity in a whisper.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Yet, the rule won’t take effect until July 2028 and leaves big holes.—
Darin Detwiler,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Type Of Pot Choose a 4- to 6-inch pot with several drainage holes to keep the soil from getting waterlogged and soggy.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Using sharp paring knife, cut four 1 1/2-inch long slits in top of dough (think of a clock for slit placement at 12,3,6,9 positions).—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Its large leaves develop holes and slits that have earned it the name Swiss cheese plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Perforations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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