as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection
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Recent Examples of pinprick
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
An avatar traverses an imaginary world when a brief pinprick of light appears on the monitor.
—John Kang, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018
Device testing was conducted at a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, where pinprick blood samples were examined for antibodies to measles and rubella.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2018
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Noun
Other moviegoers may just feel a pinprick of longing for when the show’s first few seasons were airing in the early 2010s, and delivered a juicy version of Britain’s yesteryear at what now feels like a simpler time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
An avatar traverses an imaginary world when a brief pinprick of light appears on the monitor.
—John Kang, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
The teeny pinpricks force the skin to heal and build up stronger than before, while the device also deposits serum deeper into the skin.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018
Device testing was conducted at a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, where pinprick blood samples were examined for antibodies to measles and rubella.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinprick
Noun
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Shiffrin sustained a puncture wound to her left abdomen after crashing into the side fencing after tumbling into two gates.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Shiffrin suffered a huge crash in a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, in November 2024, leaving her with a puncture wound to her abdomen and muscle trauma.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The inventor, Bud Wilcox, wanted to reduce the number of painful finger pricks his grandson faced each day.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Nearly 40 minutes passed before help for a size (that technology has already pricked my appetite for) arrived.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The World Design Organization has designated Frankfurt the 2026 World Design Capital, further thrusting it into the global zeitgeist.—
Diana Hubbell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Night Agent follows a cub FBI agent thrust into a political conspiracy with international implications.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As Luna in your financial quadrant pokes the Sun in your friendship zone, money boundaries and group expectations likely tug in different directions.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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Galloway pokes a single to left field.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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Belt-Stubblefield ignored orders to stop and raised his hands, and Neely punched him in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, according to Chamberlain’s account in the days after the shooting.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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But in the background, financial markets keep punching above their weight.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The all-American couple who were knifed to death while visiting an Arkansas state park were known as gentle, outdoorsy people devoted to their three children.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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The Queens man accused of knifing his wife and two-year-old daughter to death in a double murder-suicide bid stabbed his spouse more than 18 times — then began stabbing himself on a FaceTime call to a panicked nephew, officials said Friday.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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“Pinprick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinprick. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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