Thesaurus results for PINHOLES

pinholes

noun

plural of pinhole

as in punctures

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 pinholes Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness. —

Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026

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There were also punctures on the outer table of the skull, injuries to the teeth and tongue, and a hemorrhage into the chest cavities, according to the filing.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Its extended durability reflects lessons learned from Curiosity, its predecessor, whose wheels accumulated an increasing number of dings and punctures after encountering terrain sharper and more rugged than anticipated.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025