as in punches
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket
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as in pierces
to make a hole or series of holes in
a nail punctured the tire
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as in stabs
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle
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Recent Examples of punctures
Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Recounting his visit with Shelton’s body after she’d been taken off of life support in From Bleak to Dark, Maron punctures the somber scene with a joke about taking a selfie.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punctures
Noun
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The artist wore a sculptured piece made of car parts on top of a corset dress with hole punches at the bottom, designed by SLVA.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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As Vientos walked to first base, both benches and bullpens cleared for a few minutes, but no punches were thrown.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The person then stabs it with a long knife.—
Claudia Lauer,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Near the end of the video, the unseen cameraperson flips the notebook to a page containing a diagram of the church and stabs the diagram with a knife.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Through tears, the father of slain Nasir Delaney-Rowland shared a statement in court that his son was one of a kind.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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There were toasts, happy tears and everyone is thrilled for them.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Parsons attended Cowboys practices during training camp but has not participated in any team drills.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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After sitting out of Saturday’s team drills with arm soreness, Sanders was a full participant at Monday’s practice, but Flacco took all of the first-team reps during the 11-on-11 portion, according to ESPN.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers that are left outdoors.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Haggard jabs Baird over mailers The race is already tense.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Their knit fabric has perforations for optimal airflow, and that square-toe style is all the rage.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Aug. 2025
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Its finish does a fine job of highlighting the panel perforations on its top, front, and lower sides.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The satirical animation, which often pokes fun at pop culture and political events, was previously scheduled to move its library of episodes to Paramount+ under a new multiyear licensing arrangement.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Aug. 2025
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The result is a richly observational patchwork that pokes fun at several stereotypes, from the man-bun-wearing tech mogul to tourist-scamming wizards.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Punctures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctures. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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