pinprick 1 of 2

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
Noun
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
Verb
Given to Ukraine Dodgers Star Breaks Silence on Donald Trump 'Setback' Amid Family Crisis In a comment, Daniela said Louis had vomited and urinated on himself, his eyes were like pinpricks, and his temperature was low. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025 President Trump has decided to hit the Houthis and hit them hard, as opposed to, in the last administration, where literally weeks or months would go by with these kind of one-off pinprick attacks. CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pinprick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinprick
Noun
  • Battery systems based on it are also potentially safer (less prone to thermal runaway, may handle punctures better).
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In his career to date, the Danish-Norwegian director has often pivoted between realism and moments where irony and the surreal puncture the everyday.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nearly 150 people reported being pricked with needles across France over the weekend, during its nationwide music festival Fête de la Musique.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • Twelve suspects have been detained after 145 festival go-ers reported being pricked while at the Fête de la Musique, according to France 24 with AFP news.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • But the tanks were thrust into battle lacking the appropriate armor to defend against drones.
    Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The hearing was broadcast live from Melbourne’s Supreme Court, reflecting the intense public interest in the case that thrust Patterson, her family and the small town of Leongatha into the global spotlight.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Stars not just in front of, but within the dusty nebula, poke through all but the densest gas.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In July 2024, Thompson's daughter Gaia shared a cheeky post on her Instagram Stories poking fun at 2023's Barbie movie's tagline — and Thompson's ex, Kenneth Branagh.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But the biggest red flag comes in the first episode when Laura sees Cherry punch a guy on the street shortly after their first family dinner in London.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 15 Sep. 2025.

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