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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinpricking
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Clearly looking to shock, Raimi depicts bodily injury in oozing detail, whether that means thrusting the camera into Bradley’s festering leg wound or watching one of the pair plunge their thumb into the eye socket of the other.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026 -
After shutting down internet and mobile international communications on January 8, thrusting the country into digital darkness, the government carried out a massacre unprecedented even in the regime’s own violent history.—
Omid Memarian,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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In September 2014, TMZ published a grainy elevator security video that showed Ray Rice, the star running back for the Baltimore Ravens, punching his girlfriend in the face so hard that she was knocked unconscious.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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Aerating your lawn can improve this by punching holes into the soil or removing small plugs of soil to help water, air, and nutrients penetrate deeper into the ground.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tanner Jeannot created a turnover in the Vegas zone, poking it free from defenseman Ben Hutton, and Sean Kuraly pounced on the loose puck.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The show could still include a government subplot, maybe some shadowy investigators poking their noses around, but as it was written, the military was just unforgivably lame.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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From carving a centerpiece-worthy roast to slicing limes for margaritas, the right cutting board saves your knives and counters from damage.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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Larsson continues to be anywhere and everywhere at once, drawing charges, making pinpoint passes and slicing to the basket for layups.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Pinpricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinpricking. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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