1
as in piercing
to make a hole or series of holes in
a nail punctured the tire
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as in stabbing
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 puncturing
As Molloy gradually succeeds in puncturing Lestat’s aloof, arrogant outer shell, his sound correspondingly shifts from assaultive punk to more contemplative ballads.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
Better known by her pseudonymous social media handle Jerry Gogosian, Helphenstein left behind a complicated legacy, puncturing art world pieties with both satirical and serious memes and occasionally making inflammatory statements.
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Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Officials say there's still time to mitigate the explosion by puncturing Timmy's carcass or cutting the vessel open completely.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
Memories linger from past hurricanes with limbs puncturing roofs, car windows smashed and lives disrupted.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
In Famesick, Dunham says Driver would habitually yell on set, once even throwing a chair against the wall next to her and puncturing the wall of his trailer with a fist.
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Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.
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ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Iranian strikes on the city now appear to be puncturing the cycle, putting pressure on residential and commercial property prices — and on the people whose jobs depend on them.
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Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
Better known by her pseudonymous social media handle Jerry Gogosian, Helphenstein left behind a complicated legacy, puncturing art world pieties with both satirical and serious memes and occasionally making inflammatory statements.
—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Officials say there's still time to mitigate the explosion by puncturing Timmy's carcass or cutting the vessel open completely.
—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
Memories linger from past hurricanes with limbs puncturing roofs, car windows smashed and lives disrupted.
—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
In Famesick, Dunham says Driver would habitually yell on set, once even throwing a chair against the wall next to her and puncturing the wall of his trailer with a fist.
—
Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.
—
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Iranian strikes on the city now appear to be puncturing the cycle, putting pressure on residential and commercial property prices — and on the people whose jobs depend on them.
—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puncturing
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On the other hand, however, take a step back and the world-building is jaw-dropping; on a big screen, Rogue Trooper is almost overwhelming, and Barnard becomes an almost godlike presence by the end with his piercing white eyes (don’t worry, it’s explained).
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If discovering tiny insect casings or sticky residue, this often indicates those insects with piercing and sucking mouthparts that slowly siphon sap from plants, depleting their ability to feed themselves through photosynthesis.
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He was tried, convicted and sentenced to 35 years behind bars earlier this month for stabbing and killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.
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He was sentenced to life in prison in 1994 for manslaughter, after fatally stabbing a man during a fight.
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The crisis was certainly good for oil companies, but the really booming corner of the business was trading, not drilling; European majors outshone their US competitors in first-quarter earnings because of their robust trading desks.
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About 25,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the Los Angeles River on May 22 after construction crews damaged a 16-inch pipeline while drilling for a fiber optic line near Cesar Chavez and Eastern Avenues, according to AQMD.
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The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.
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The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders.
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Cape Verde is not punching above its weight on heart.
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Court records reveal he was subsequently arrested for throwing a rock at people, and later for punching someone else.
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Its name comes from the fact that the fruit usually ripens and is ready for picking around this time of year.
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Callihan had trouble picking it up, allowing McCarthy to race around the bases and beat the relay throw home.
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The post included a picture of a baby’s feet poking out from a blanket.
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In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.
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No other airline has plans to compete with the carrier, sticking instead to traditional one-stop gateways, like Dubai, Los Angeles, or Singapore.
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Those who cannot twerk usually fall back on sticking their tongues down each other’s throats, because this is Love Island, after all.
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“Puncturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncturing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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