as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
pinholes in a bedsheet will look like stars if you shine a light from behind it
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Recent Examples of pinhole
This is what the round red pinhole is for—simply hold it up to one of your eyes and look through it, scanning the room for a glowing red light.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
One day while driving, my vision began to shrink, like the end of a movie when the camera reduces to a pinhole.
—Lisa K. Friedman, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Locate the reset button (usually a small pinhole on the back).
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The system revives the centuries-old concept of pinhole imaging.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
One day while driving, my vision began to shrink, like the end of a movie when the camera reduces to a pinhole.
—Lisa K. Friedman, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Locate the reset button (usually a small pinhole on the back).
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The system revives the centuries-old concept of pinhole imaging.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinhole
Noun
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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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However, that mindset wasn't always the case for Shiffrin, who suffered a violent crash during a giant slalom (GS) Women's World Cup race in November 2024 that resulted in a five-centimeter deep puncture wound to her abdomen, just one millimeter shy of her colon.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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From the label's spring 1998 collection, her black and white corset dress featured a plunging neckline and double thigh-high slits.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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The back slit, on the other hand, provides enough room to walk and sit freely without feeling restrictive.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Pinhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinhole. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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