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
When viewed from the inside, the light shining through 692 pinholes replicated the Chicago night sky.
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Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
There is bran in the sachet for feeder mites to feed on, and a pinhole for the predatory mites to climb out and disperse.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
But the pots have very small openings at the top, pinholes really, and Takaezu, who died in 2011, wanted viewers to see the clay pots less as objects themselves and more as frames for what is inside them — which is nothing.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
Power, ambient mode, profile, settings, and Google Assistant buttons sit above the pad alongside a pinhole microphone.
—PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025
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Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
There is bran in the sachet for feeder mites to feed on, and a pinhole for the predatory mites to climb out and disperse.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
But the pots have very small openings at the top, pinholes really, and Takaezu, who died in 2011, wanted viewers to see the clay pots less as objects themselves and more as frames for what is inside them — which is nothing.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
Power, ambient mode, profile, settings, and Google Assistant buttons sit above the pad alongside a pinhole microphone.
—PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinhole
Noun
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The new generation of Volvo Dynamic Steering is designed to detect a front tire puncture and, in a split second, automatically mitigate the impact by assisting the driver to keep the truck on a steady course.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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With the offending hook now removed, the bleeding quickly subsided, and aside from a couple of small puncture wounds (and a crankbait in need of new hooks), the damage was minimal.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
24 Aug. 2025
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The boxy turtleneck has a high-low hem with side slits, falling effortlessly over the matching wide-leg lounge pants for a comfy yet refined aesthetic.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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As the road curves around, the Inland Sea comes into view, its small pool feeding into the ocean through a massive slit in the cliff.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Pinhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinhole. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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