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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Noun

Stimulates skin renewal through tiny needle punctures, improving texture and firmness.

— Maria Williams, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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