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
On versions of the Luna, inspired by the phases of the moon, and the Song bucket bag were the work of Fu Xiaotong, whose practice centers around pinhole work and sculpture inspired by traditional Chinese ink painting.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
The remote also has a pinhole microphone near the top for voice control, as well as dedicated service buttons for Amazon Alexa, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, LG Channels, Netflix, and Sling.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
The remote also has a pinhole microphone near the top for voice control, as well as dedicated service buttons for Amazon Alexa, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, LG Channels, Netflix, and Sling.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinhole
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Rattlesnake bite symptoms include puncture wounds, swelling, bleeding, pain, agitation or depression, according to UC Davis.—
Brianna Taylor,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Despite other staff at the facility intervening quickly, prison officials say the correctional officer suffered several puncture wounds.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Zenday's dress featured a dramatic off-the-shoulder neckline, gathered ruching that pulls toward one side of the dress, and a slit that rises just above the thigh.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Neo chassis also features side-firing speakers instead of speakers beneath the keyboard, venting out slits on the left and right side that resemble SD-card slots.—
Joe Osborne,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Pinhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinhole. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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